Meaning of uzsvars | Babel Free

Definitions

1. emphasis, stress (the highlighting of, e.g., a thought, an idea, a formal element in a text, a work of art, etc.)
   declension-1, masculine
2. stress, accent (higher intensity or tone in the pronunciation of a specific syllable of a word)
   declension-1, masculine
3. accent (emphasis on parts of a melody)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“salikt uzvarus”

to put emphasis (on something)

““vai mums pietiks naudas?” - “gluži tukšā jau mēs neesam,” māte sacīja ar zīmīgu uzsvaru”

“will he have enough money?” - “we aren't in desperation (lit. in the empty),” mother said with a significant emphasis

“vārda, zilbes uzsvars”

word, syllable stress

“vārda uzsvara galvenā funkcija latviešu valodā ir runas plūsmā nodalīt vienu vārdu no otra”

the main function of word stress in the Latvian language is to differentiate one word from another in the stream of speech

“ritmiskais uzsvars”

rhythmic accent

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