Latvian

Akmens

Noun

akmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

1. stone, rock (non-metallic solid mineral; a piece of such mineral)

   ass, šķautņaina akmens‎ ― sharp, angular stone

   akmens šķembas‎ ― crushed stone

   akmens slabs, plāksne‎ ― stone pillar, plate

   akmens klons, sienas, bruģis‎ ― stone floor, walls, pavement

   mest akmeni‎ ― to throw a stone

   lauzt akmeņus‎ ― to break stones, rocks

   smags ka akmens‎ ― heavy as a rock

   ciets ka akmens‎ ― hard as a rock

   krīt ka akmens‎ ― to fall like a rock

   akmens laikmets‎ ― the stone age (in prehistory)

2. (in the genitive, used as adjective) hard; indifferent, unfeeling, unrelenting, unshakable

   akmens sirds‎ ― heart of stone

   gleznotājs ar nekustīgu akmens seju bija atlaidies atzveltnes krēslā‎ ― the painter with the immobile, stone face had let himself down on the armchair

3. precious stone, also an imitation of a precious stone

   rets akmens‎ ― rare (gem)stone

   īsti akmeņi‎ ― real, genuine (gem)stone

   gredzens ar akmeni‎ ― ring with a (precious) stone

   pulkstenis ar piecpadsmit akmeņiem‎ ― a clock with fifteen gems

4. (medicine, anatomy) stone, calculus (a hard, usually saline, formation in the body)

   žults akmeņi‎ ― gall stones

   zobu akmens, zobakmens‎ ― tartar (lit. teeth stone)

   nieru akmeņi veidojas nieru bļodiņās‎ ― kidney stones are formed in the renal pelvis

5. residue left in certain objects

   katla akmens‎ ― boiler stone (= mineral deposits on boiler walls resulting from boiling water)

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "earthen material"): ieži
• (of "rock", "boulder"): klints, laukakmens
• (of "precious stone"): dārgakmens

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “akmens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7