[klus]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *klus-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to sound, to hear”) (whence klausīt (“to obey”), q.v., klausīties (“to listen”), klust (“to be silent”), more frequently apklust), with an extra -s. The semantic evolution of klust, and consequently also of kluss, was probably: “to hear” > “to listen” > “to be quiet (in order to listen).” Cognates include Lithuanian klùsas (“hard of hearing, deaf”), klusùs (“hearing”), klùsti (“to obey, to be obedient”), Old Prussian poklusman (“hearing, obedient”) (neut. pl. nom.).
- soft, quiet, silent (barely hearable, weak, not loud)
“klusa dziesma, mūzika” — quiet song, music
“runāt klusā balsī” — to talk in a soft, quiet voice
“klusi soļi” — quiet steps
- quiet, silent (where, when there are no loud sounds; where, when there are no sounds)
“dienā ciems bija pavisam kluss” — during the day the village was completely silent
“klusa iela” — quiet street
“vakars bija ļoti kluss” — the night was very quiet
- quiet, calm (where there are no crowds, not much traffic)
“kluss pilsētas rajons” — quiet town district
“kluss apvidus” — quiet area, region
- quiet (not talkative)
“Marta ir klusa un nopietna” — Marta is quiet and serious
“Krišs sēdēja kluss” — Krišs sat quietly, in silence
- quiet, silent (not openly expressed)
“kluss naids” — quiet, silent hatred
“klusa laime” — quiet happiness
“klusas sāpes” — quiet pain
- quiet, calm (without strong contrast, without many nuances, without strong tone differences)
“patīkama akvareļu klusā krāsu saskaņa” — a pleasant, calm watercolor harmony
- quiet, calm (without special significance, without important events)
“lielajam uzbrukumam sekoja klusas dienas” — the big attack was followed by calm, quiet days
“un tad bija bēres: klusas un trūcīgas” — and such was the funeral: quiet and poor
Formasklusais(definite) · klusāks(comparative) · visklusākais(superlative) · klusi(adverb) · klusu(adverb) · klusām(adverb) · kluss(masculine, nominative, singular) · klusi(masculine, nominative, plural) · klusa(feminine, nominative, singular) · klusas(feminine, nominative, plural) · klusa(genitive, masculine, singular) · klusu(genitive, masculine, plural) · klusas(feminine, genitive, singular) · klusu(feminine, genitive, plural) · klusam(dative, masculine, singular) · klusiem(dative, masculine, plural) · klusai(dative, feminine, singular) · klusām(dative, feminine, plural) · klusu(accusative, masculine, singular) · klusus(accusative, masculine, plural)
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