turpinājums

Latvian

Etymology

A 19th-century neologism, coined by A. Kronvalds in 1872 from turpināt (past stem: turpināj-) (to continue) + -ums, itself coined by Kronvalds from turp (further) + -ināt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tùɾpinâːjums]

Noun

turpinājums m (1st declension)

  1. continuation (the act of continuing something; that which continues something; the next installment of something)
    cīņas, pārbaudes turpinājumsthe continuation of the fight, of the test
    sapulces, koncerta turpinājumsthe continuation of the meeting, of the concert
    domas turpinājumsthe continuation of a thought
    tradīciju turpinājumsthe continuation of traditions
    rīkles tiešs turpinājums ir barības vadsthe direct continuation of the throat is the esophagus
    turpinājums sekosto be continued (lit. a continuation will follow)
    stāsta turpinājums ir žurnāla nākošajā numurāthe continuation of the story is in the next issue of the magazine

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), turpināt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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