CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *awg-tya, from Proto-Indo-European *aweg, *awg-, *wōg- (“to increase”) (with a suffix -tya), whence also the verb augt (“to grow”) (q.v.); compare also Sudovian auchs (“upward”) (< *augs-).
- declension-4, femininetop, upper part (part at the top of, or above, over, something; the part opposed to the bottom)
“krāsns augša” — stove top
“no augšas līdz apakšai” — from top to bottom
“šķūnis piekrauts līdz augšai” — the shed, barn is loaded up to the top
- declension-4, femininethe upper floor or floors of a building
“augšā dzīvoja trīs ģimenes” — in the top (floor) three families lived
“skolēnu guļamistaba atradās augšā” — the schoolchildren's bedroom was located on the top (floor)
“viņš varētu iet augšā savā istabā” — he could go upstairs (= to the top floor) to his room
- declension-4, feminineattic, space right under the roof
“steļļa, kūts augša” — stable, barn attic
“dienu Brīviņš bija uzkāpis istabas augšā” — during the day Brīviņš had gone up into the top of the room (i.e., the space between the roof and the ceiling of the room)
- declension-4, feminineon, to the top, surface (of the ground)
“nākt augšā” — to come to the surface (i.e., to bud, to germinate)
“arkls slīdēja vienmērīgāk, velēna vēlās kā lente, neviens salms nepalika augšā” — the plow glided smoothly, the turf rolled like a tape, no straw came to the surface
- declension-4, feminineup high in the air, in the sky
“augšā - zilas debesis, zibošas mākoņu aitiņas un cīruļu nebeidzama trallināšana; lejā - spilgti zaļumi, balti ziedi” — up high: the blue sky, flashing sheep clouds and endless lark warble; down below: bright green (vegetation), white seeds
“nākt, kāpt augšā” — to come, climb up (i.e., to appear above the horizon)
“austrumos kāpa augšā melns mākonis” — in the east a dark cloud climbed up
- declension-4, femininethe top (a higher authority)
“mēs tik tikko spējam tikt galā ar tiem priekšrakstiem, ko mums piesūta no augšas” — we are barely able to cope with the regulations they send us from the top
“kategoriski jānosoda jebkuri mēģinājumi no augšas uzspiest vienu vai otru lauksaimniecīas kultūru audzēšanu” — we must categorically condemn all attempts from the top to impose one or other agricultural crops
- declension-4, feminine, plural-normallyupper (voice) tones
“spožs koloratūrsoprāns: dzidra tehnika, un turpat arī pilnīgi brīvas, klusinātas, ar neparastu emociju piesātinātas augšas” — a brilliant coloratura soprano: clear technique, and upper (voice) tones almost entirely free, softened, not imbued with any unusual emotions
- declension-4, feminineat, to, from the upper reaches (of a river), up, upstream
“peldēt pa upi uz augšu” — to swim up a river
“irties ar laivu uz augšu pret straumi” — to row the boat up against the stream
“no augšas pludināja baļķus” — logs floated from upstream
- declension-4, feminineup, upward, also metaphorically
“ceļš gāja uz augšu” — the road went up
“kāpt uz augšu pa kāpnēm” — to climb up the stairs, ladder
“skatīties uz augšu” — to look up
Formasaugša(nominative, singular) · augšas(nominative, plural) · augšas(genitive, singular) · augšu(genitive, plural) · augšai(dative, singular) · augšām(dative, plural) · augšu(accusative, singular) · augšas(accusative, plural) · augšu(instrumental, singular) · augšām(instrumental, plural) · augšā(locative, singular) · augšās(locative, plural) · augša(singular, vocative) · augšas(plural, vocative)
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