centrāls

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From centrs (center) +‎ -āls. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from another European language.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

centrāls (definite centrālais, comparative centrālāks, superlative viscentrālākais, adverb centrāli)

  1. central (located in the center; coming out of the center)
    Eiropas centrālā daļaEurope's central part
    centrālā apkure, centrālapkurecentral heating
    centrālā nervu sistēmacentral nervous system
  2. central (main, most important)
    centrālais universālveikalscentral department store
    centrālais tirguscentral market
    romāna centrālais tēlsthe novel's central character
    lugas centrālā idejathe (theater) play's central idea

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