svars

See also: svärs

Danish

Noun

svars n

1. indefinite genitive singular of svar
2. indefinite genitive plural of svar

Icelandic

Noun

svars

1. indefinite genitive singular of svar

Latvian

Etymology

Derived from svērt (“to weigh”) (q.v.), with stem vowel change (ē > a). Cognates include Lithuanian svãras (“weight, counterbalance, pound”), svarùs (“heavy; important”).

Noun

Svari (3)

svars m (1st declension)

1. (physics, usually singular) weight (force acting on a body in a gravitational field; specifically, force exerted by the Earth on other bodies in its vicinity)

   svara vektors ― weight vector

   satverot kādu priekšmetu rokās, tā smaguma spēku novērtējam kā priekšmeta svaru ― grasping an object in our hands, we estimate the force of gravity on it as the object's weight

2. mass, weight (the amount of matter in a body)

   noteikt svaru ― to determine the weight

   svara mērvienības ― weight units

   saiņa svars ir 5 kg ― the weight of the package is 5 kg

   svara pieaugums ― weight gain, increase

   pieņemties, kristies svarā ― to gain, to lose weight

   bruto, neto svars ― gross, net weight

   svaru kategorija ― weight category (e.g., in boxing)

3. (only plural) scales, balance (instrument for measuring weight)

   atsperu svari ― spring scales

   automātiskie, elektroniskie svari ― automatic, electronic scales

   aptiekas svari ― pharmacy scales

   svaru bumbas ― scales, balance weights (lit. balls)

   likt uz svariem ― to put (something) on the scales

Usage notes

The words masa (“mass”) and svars (“weight”) are strictly distinct in physics, but generally used as near synonyms in everyday language.

Declension

Declension of svars (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	svars	svari
accusative (akuzatīvs)	svaru	svarus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	svara	svaru
dative (datīvs)	svaram	svariem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	svaru	svariem
locative (lokatīvs)	svarā	svaros
vocative (vokatīvs)	svar	svari

Synonyms

• masa

Derived terms

• svarīgs
• svarīgums
• uzsvars

Swedish

Noun

svars

1. indefinite genitive singular of svar
2. indefinite genitive plural of svar

Anagrams

• sarvs