[staɾp]
CilmeFrom starpa (“interval, gap, area between”) (q.v.), probably originally a reduced form of its locative form starpā, or perhaps of its old (16th- and 17th-century) illative form starpan, or of its instrumental form starpu.
- with-accusativeused to locate an object in the space defined by two others; between
“sēdēt starp tēvu un māti” — to sit between father and mother
“starp viņiem atradās tikai Nora” — between them was only Nora
“mežs starp upi un pilsētu” — the forest between the river and the city
- with-accusativeused to locate an object in a space defined by many others; among, amid
“sēdēt starp draugiem” — to sit among friends
“starp kokiem redzams šķūnis” — the shed is visible among the trees
“putns nozūd starp ēkām” — the bird disappeared among the buildings
- with-accusativeused to locate an object in a space defined by many others pairwise; among, between
“attālumi starp zvaigznēm ir miljoniem reižu lielāki par pašām zvaigznēm” — the distances between stars are millions to times larger than the stars themselves
- with-accusativeused to correlate a time period within a larger time period defined by two events or points in time; between
“starp pirmo un septīto oktobri” — between 1st and 7th of October
“starp rītu un vakaru” — between morning and evening
“atpūta starp siena pļauju un labības pļauju” — (period of) rest between the hay harvest and the grain harvest
- with-accusativeused to estimate a value or measurement within a certain interval; between
“temperatūra starp desmit un divpadsmit grādiem” — temperature between ten and twelve degrees
“kravas masa ir starp 100 un 120 kilogramiem” — the mass of (this) load is between 100 and 100 kilograms
- with-accusativeused to indicate a comparison between two or more elements; between, among
“sāk izzust atšķirība starp laukiem un pilsētu” — he began to feel the difference between the countryside and the city
“starp gleznotāja darbiem šis ir labākais” — among the painter's works, this is the best
- with-accusativeused to indicate a division between two or more goals; between
“sākumā viņš savu brīvu laiku dalīja starp šo grāmatu un veco harmoniju kaktā” — at first he divided his time between this book and the old harmonium in the corner
- with-accusativeused to indicate a certain level of secrecy; between, among
“starp mums runājot, arī tava ceļazīme bija tikai formalitāte” — speaking between us, your voucher was also only a formality
- with-accusativeused to indicate a mutual relationship; between, among
“starp viņiem nav saskaņas” — between them there is no harmony
“miers starp tautām” — peace among the nations
“cīņa starp divām komandām” — the fight between the two detachments, brigades
- figuratively, with-accusativeused to indicate a boundary or transitional zone between events, states, situations; between
“zēns stāvēja uz robežas starp pasaku un īstenību” — the boy was standing on the border between fairy tale and reality
“tava dzīve: izvilkta stīga starp darbu un mīlestību” — your life: a string pulled between work and love
“tas bija brauciens starp dzīvību un nāvi” — this was a journey between life and death
Avots: Wiktionary