Latvian

Starp (1)

Starp (2)

Preposition

starp ‎(with accusative)

1. used to locate an object in the space defined by two others; between

   sēdēt starp tēvu un māti‎ ― to sit between father and mother

   starp viņiem atradās tikai Nora‎ ― between them was only Nora

   mežs starp upi un pilsētu‎ ― the forest between the river and the city

   galds atrodas starp skapi un logu‎ ― the table is situated between the cabinet and the window

   ieplaka starp divām augstienēm‎ ― a depression between two elevations

   skraidīt starp kūti un klēti‎ ― to run between the (granary) barn and the (animal) barn

   starp diviem punktiem var novilkt tikai vienu taisni‎ ― between two points (one) can draw only one straight line

2. used to locate an object in a space defined by many others; among, amid

   sēdēt starp draugiem‎ ― to sit among friends

   starp kokiem redzams šķūnis‎ ― the shed is visible among the trees

   putns nozūd starp ēkām‎ ― the bird disappeared among the buildings

   bibliotekāre rosās starp grāmatu plauktiem‎ ― the librarian is busy among the bookshelves

3. used to locate an object in a space defined by many others pairwise; among, between

   attālumi starp zvaigznēm ir miljoniem reižu lielāki par pašām zvaigznēm‎ ― the distances between stars are millions to times larger than the stars themselves

4. used to correlate a time period within a larger time period defined by two events or points in time; between

   starp pirmo un septīto oktobri‎ ― between 1st and 7th of October

   starp rītu un vakaru‎ ― between morning and evening

   atpūta starp siena pļauju un labības pļauju‎ ― (period of) rest between the hay harvest and the grain harvest

5. used to estimate a value or measurement within a certain interval; between

   temperatūra starp desmit un divpadsmit grādiem‎ ― temperature between ten and twelve degrees

   kravas masa ir starp 100 un 120 kilogramiem‎ ― the mass of (this) load is between 100 and 100 kilograms

6. used to indicate a comparison between two or more elements; between, among

   sāk izzust atšķirība starp laukiem un pilsētu‎ ― he began to feel the difference between the countryside and the city

   starp gleznotāja darbiem šis ir labākais‎ ― among the painter's works, this is the best

7. used to indicate a division between two or more goals; between

   sākumā viņš savu brīvu laiku dalīja starp šo grāmatu un veco harmoniju kaktā‎ ― at first he divided his time between this book and the old harmonium in the corner

8. used to indicate a certain level of secrecy; between, among

   starp mums runājot, arī tava ceļazīme bija tikai formalitāte‎ ― speaking between us, your voucher was also only a formality

9. used to indicate a mutual relationship; between, among

   starp viņiem nav saskaņas‎ ― between them there is no harmony

   miers starp tautām‎ ― peace among the nations

   cīņa starp divām komandām‎ ― the fight between the two detachments, brigades

10. (figuratively) used to indicate a boundary or transitional zone between events, states, situations; between

    zēns stāvēja uz robežas starp pasaku un īstenību‎ ― the boy was standing on the border between fairy tale and reality

    tava dzīve: izvilkta stīga starp darbu un mīlestību‎ ― your life: a string pulled between work and love

    tas bija brauciens starp dzīvību un nāvi‎ ― this was a journey between life and death

Synonyms

• vidū

Derived terms

compounds (quasi-prefix):

Related terms

• starpa
• starpība
• starpnieks, starpniece, starpniecība

References

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