Meaning of skaņa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. genitive singular of skanis
   dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
2. genitive singular of skans
   dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
3. locative singular of skans
   dialectal, form-of, locative, masculine, singular
4. locative singular of skaņa
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
5. sound (wave-like vibrations in the air or some similar medium which are capable of causing auditory sensations)
   declension-4, feminine
6. sound (the auditory effect of these vibrations)
   declension-4, feminine
7. sound (smallest articulatory unit in language)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“skaņas augstums”

pitch (lit. sound height)

“skaņas frekvence, ātrums”

sound frequency, speed

“skaņas skaļums, intensitāte, enerģija”

sound volume, intensity, energy

“skaņas tembrs, spektrs, spiediens”

sound timbre, spectrum, pressure

“skaņas izkliede, slāpēšana”

sound scattering, attenuation

“skaņas avots, izolācija”

sound source, isolation

“spalga skaņa”

high-pitched sound

“dzidra skaņa”

clear sound

“dobjas skaņas”

hollow sounds

“augsta, zema skaņa”

high, low sound

“motora skaņa”

motor sound

“ērģeļu skaņas”

organ (musical instrument) sounds

“valša skaņas”

waltz sounds

“skaņu ieraksts”

sound recording

“skaņu skala”

sound scale

“skaņas telegrāfs”

sound telegraph

“skaņu kino”

sound cinema, sound film

“valodas skaņu klasifikācija”

language sound classification

“īsa, gara skaņa”

short, long sound

“skaņu kvantitāte, kvalitāte”

sound quantity, quality

“laringāla skaņa”

laryngeal sound

“skaņu mija”

sound change

CEFR level