[ˈsîɾt͡s]
CilmeFrom older sirdis (attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
- declension-6heart (the central organ of the circulatory system which causes the blood to flow through the blood vessels by means of rhythmic muscular contractions)
“sirds pukst” — the heart is beating
“sirds sit” — the heart is jumping (lit. beating, i.e., heavily)
“sirds slimības” — heart diseases
- declension-6heart (the center of the human psyche, including emotions, character, personality, and their expression and manifestation)
“laba, draudzīga sirds” — a good, friendly heart
“līdzjūtīga sirds” — a compassionate heart
“dedzīga, kvēla sirds” — a fervent, fiery heart
- declension-6heart (main, central, most important part)
“galvaspilsēta ir zemes sirds” — the capital city is the heart of the land
“Ēvalds atvadījās no pilsētas centra, no diviem mēnešiem, kas bija aizvadīti šeit, pašā Rīgas sirdī” — Ēvalds said farewell to the city center, to the two months that had been spent here, in the very heart of Riga
“mašīnbūvi dēvē par mūsu industrijas sirdi” — mechanical engineering is known as the heart of our industry
- declension-6heart (an object or drawing having the shape of a heart, typically stylized as a cardioid)
“piparkūku sirds” — gingerbread heart
“reiz ar pirmo lāpstas dūrienu izdevās atrast unikālu akmens laikmetā veidotu tumšsarkana dzintara sirdi” — already with the first hit of the shovel they managed to find a unique Stone Age dark red amber heart
- declension-6hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)
“sirds kalps” — the jack of hearts
“sirds dūzis” — the ace of hearts
“kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī… tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds” — the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them… there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts
Formassir̂ds(canonical, feminine) · sirds(nominative, singular) · sirdis(nominative, plural) · sirds(genitive, singular) · siržu(genitive, plural) · sirdij(dative, singular) · sirdīm(dative, plural) · sirdi(accusative, singular) · sirdis(accusative, plural) · sirdi(instrumental, singular) · sirdīm(instrumental, plural) · sirdī(locative, singular) · sirdīs(locative, plural) · sirds(singular, vocative) · sirdis(plural, vocative) · sirde(alternative)