virsus

See also: viršus

Latvian

Etymology

A variant of virsa (q.v.).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vìrsus]

Noun

virsus m (3rd declension)

  1. (rare, usually virsa) top, surface
    zemes virsū ― on the surface of the earth
    izputēt (pazust, izzust) no zemes virsus (virsas) ― to disappear from the face (lit. surface) of the earth
    nolādēt no zemes virsus (virsas) ― to curse off the surface of the earth (= to curse very strongly)

Usage notes

The synonym virsa is usually preferred in all senses of virsus, except for the locative singular form virsū, often used as an adverb or particle (corresponding to the verbal prefix uz-).

Declension
Declension of virsus (3rd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) virsus virsi
accusative (akuzatīvs) virsu virsus
genitive (ģenitīvs) virsus virsu
dative (datīvs) virsum virsiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) virsu virsiem
locative (lokatīvs) virsū virsos
vocative (vokatīvs) virsus virsi

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