traks
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *trek-, *trak-, from Proto-Indo-European *terk-, *trek- (“to turn”), from the stem *ter- (“to turn; to rub, to grate (by turning); to drill, to pierce”). The meaning probably evolved from “turning, drilling” to “moving quickly” ( > “aggressively”) to “crazy, mad.” Cognates include Lithuanian trãkas (“crazy; quick, fast”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɾaks]
Adjective
traks (trakais comparative, trakāks superlative, vistrakākais adverb, traki)
- (of animals) mad, rabid (affected with rabies)
- traks suns ― mad dog (i.e., dog with rabies)
- vesels vilks cilvēkam neuzbrūk, taču vilki saslimst ar trakumsērgu un to arī pārnēsā; tādēļ ir gadījumi, kad traki vilki stipri sakoduši cilvēkus ― a healthy wolf does not attack a person, but wolves (can) get sick with rabies and transmit it; because of this, there are cases in which mad wolves have severely bitten people
- (colloquial) mad, crazy, insane (having mental, psychological problems; behaving as one who has lost his mind; expressing such condition)
- strādā kā traks ― (he) works like mad (= very intensively)
- trako krekls ― mad ones' shirt (= straitjacket)
- trako māja, trako nams ― mad ones' house (= psychiatric hospital)
- un, kad viņš apprecējās ar latvieti, tad radi pasludinājuši baronu par traku un ielikuši klīnikā ― and, when he got married to a Latvian woman, then (his) relatives declared that the baron was crazy and put him in a clinic
- nepieminiet man Galileju un Kepleru, kungs! tie vīri ir traki! viņi apgalvo, ka zeme griežoties, lai gan mēs katru mirkli jūtam, ka tā stāv kā pienaglota ― don't mention Galileo and Kepler to me, sir! these men are crazy! they affirm that the earth turns, although we feel every minute that it stands (= remains motionless) as if nailed
- Edgars nezina, ko iesākt; nāk virsū traka nervozitāte... uztraukts viņš staigā pa dzīvokli ― Edgars doesn't know what to say; a crazy nervousness came to him... excitedly he walked around in the apartment
- crazy (which acts, behaves, speaks very loud, making noise, being fast, unrestrained; such that it expresses such behavior)
- traka deja ― crazy dance
- traka raudāšana ― crazy crying
- pēkšņi aprima pat paši trakākie pļāpas un skaļākie ņirgas ― suddenly even the craziest talks and loudest gossips were silent
- kaprālis sagatavojās trakākam bļāvienam šovakar; pavēra jau muti ― the corporal prepared a crazier yell tonight; he has already opened (his) mouth'
- tas ir tāds traks vecums; līdz astoņpadsmit ― that is such a crazy age; until eighteen
- crazy (daring, reckless, careless; aggressive, turbulent)
- traks braucējs ― crazy driver
- traks skrējiens ― crazy race
- traka ideja ― crazy idea
- tikko pienākušie vīrieši laikam stāstīja agrākajiem par Brīviņu kunga trako braucienu ― recently arrived men were maybe telling the early (people) about Mr Brīviņš' crazy trip
- uznāk traka vēlēšanās aplikt roku ap meitenes pleciem, noskūpstīt ― there came a crazy desire to put (his) arm around the girl's shoulders, to kiss her
- Zigis savaldīja trako, neiebraukto ķēvi ― Zigis restrained the crazy, untamed mare
- (colloquial) crazy (very strong, very intense)
- traka ēstgriba ― crazy appetite
- traka peļņa ― crazy (= very big) profits
- bija traka vēlme tikai pieskarties, piedurt pirkstu klavierēm ― (he) had a crazy desire to touch, to rub (his) fingers on the piano
- crazy (very intense, very powerful, having strong effects)
- trakās krāsās izkrāsotas mašīnas ― cars painted in crazy colors
- crazy (very strong, very powerful, possibly destructive)
- diena bija karsta kā pašā trakākajā jūlijā ― the day was hot as in the craziest (= hottest) July
- laiva tuvojās krācēm; vēl brīdi, un viņi būs ierauti trakā virpulī ― the boat was approaching the rapids; one more moment, and they would be dragged into the crazy vortex, whirlpool
- (in its adverbial form, as an intensifier) crazily; very, very much, terribly
- traki dārgs ― very expensive
- traki skaists ― very beautiful
- viņš liekas traki gudrs vīrs, taisni tāds, kā mums vajadzīgs ― he seems (to be) a very wise/smart man, exactly what we need
- un tev tik traki gribas aizdot? ― do you (really) feel so much like lending (money)?
- (in its adverbial form, with būt “to be”) crazy (unexpected; undesirable; unpleasant)
- Krauklis iesaucas: “sieva, nu ir traki: pagalmā bruņoti vīri!” ― Krauklis shouted: “wife, now it's crazy: in the yard (there are) armed men!”
- (with uz (“on; about”)) crazy about (liking, wanting something very much)
- traks uz naudu ― crazy about money
- kaķis traks uz gaļu ― the cat (is) crazy about meat
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of traks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | traks | traki | traka | trakas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | traku | trakus | traku | trakas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | traka | traku | trakas | traku | |||||
dative (datīvs) | trakam | trakiem | trakai | trakām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | traku | trakiem | traku | trakām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | trakā | trakos | trakā | trakās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- (of "crazy, mad, insane"): ārprātīgs, neprātīgs, vājprātīgs
Derived terms
Related terms
- trakot
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “traks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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