Latvian

Adjective

jautrs (def. jautrais, comp. jautrāks, sup. visjautrākais; adv. jautri)

1. cheerful, merry, happy (characterized by joyful emotions)

   Ina ir jautra meitene, viņai patīk smieties, jokoties‎ ― Ina is a cheerful girl, she likes to laugh, to joke

   viņš bija pazīstams ka omulīgs, jautrs cilvēks‎ ― he was known as a cheerful, happy man

2. cheerful, merry, happy (expressing joyful emotions)

   jautri smiekli‎ ― cheerful laughs

   jautras balsis‎ ― cheerful voices

   mātes acis sastapās ar meitas jautrajām, draiskajām acīm‎ ― the mother's eyes met with the daughter's cheerful, playful eyes

3. (of animals, their behavior) quick moving, playful, difficult to control; expressing such features

   jautrs kucēns, kaķēns‎ ― playful puppy, kitten

   tas bija lāga runcis, jautrs un pacietīgs‎ ― it was a good tomcat, playful and patient

   ap viņu putni saskrien jautrā čalā‎ ― the birds were running around him in playful chatter

4. (figuratively, of water, air flow) fast, turbulent

   virtuves logs uzpūta jautru caurvēja strāvu‎ ― the kitchen window let in a fast draft (lit. draft, wind stream)

   Pār Havannu savilcies pērkona negaisa mākonis, un lietus šļāc jautrām strūklām‎ ― over Havanna the thunderstorm clouds gathered, and the rain poured in fast, turbulent gushes

5. funny, amusing, hilarious (relating to jokes and laughter)

   jautrs brauciens, piedzīvojums‎ ― funny, hilarious trip, adventure

   vakars izvērtās skaļš un jautrs; nevienam nebija garlaicīgi‎ ― the evening became loud and funny; nobody was bored

6. joyful, exuberant (creating a happy, joyful mood)

   jautrs maršs‎ ― joyful march

   spidēja saule... baltais sniegs vizuļoja tik žilbinoši jautrs, ka gribējās ticēt: pasaulē ir arī laime, ir arī prieks un smiekli‎ ― the sun was shining... the white snow sparkled so dazzlingly, that one wanted to believe: on earth there is happiness, there is joy and laughter

7. (of sleep) light, not deep (from which one can easily wake up)

   jautrs miegs‎ ― light sleep

Declension

Synonyms

• bezrūpīgs
• draisks
• dzīvespriecīgs
• nebēdīgs

Derived terms

• jautrība
• jautrināt

References

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