Meaning of akmens | Babel Free
Definitions
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stone, rock (non-metallic solid mineral; a piece of such mineral) declension-2, genitive, irregular, masculine, nominative
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hard; indifferent, unfeeling, unrelenting, unshakable declension-2, genitive, irregular, masculine, nominative
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precious stone, also an imitation of a precious stone declension-2, genitive, irregular, masculine, nominative
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stone, calculus (a hard, usually saline, formation in the body) declension-2, genitive, irregular, masculine, nominative
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residue left in certain objects declension-2, genitive, irregular, masculine, nominative
Equivalents
English
stone
Examples
“ass, šķautņaina akmens”
sharp, angular stone
“akmens šķembas”
crushed stone
“akmens slabs, plāksne”
stone pillar, plate
“akmens klons, sienas, bruģis”
stone floor, walls, pavement
“mest akmeni”
to throw a stone
“lauzt akmeņus”
to break stones, rocks
“smags ka akmens”
heavy as a rock
“ciets ka akmens”
hard as a rock
“krīt ka akmens”
to fall like a rock
“akmens laikmets”
the stone age (in prehistory)
“akmens sirds”
heart of stone
“gleznotājs ar nekustīgu akmens seju bija atlaidies atzveltnes krēslā”
the painter with the immobile, stone face had let himself down on the armchair
“rets akmens”
rare (gem)stone
“īsti akmeņi”
real, genuine (gem)stone
“gredzens ar akmeni”
ring with a (precious) stone
“pulkstenis ar piecpadsmit akmeņiem”
a clock with fifteen gems
“žults akmeņi”
gall stones
“zobu akmens, zobakmens”
tartar (lit. teeth stone)
“nieru akmeņi veidojas nieru bļodiņās”
kidney stones are formed in the renal pelvis
“katla akmens”
boiler stone (= mineral deposits on boiler walls resulting from boiling water)
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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