caurs

From Proto-Baltic *kyaur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“to cut, to separate, to scrape, to dig”) with an extra -r. The sense evolution was probably “to cut, to dig” → “to prickle.” Cognates include Lithuanian kiáuras.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [tsāūɾs]

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caurs (definite caurais, comparative caurāks, superlative viscaurākais, adverb cauri)

1. having a hole or holes

   caurs spainis, jumts ― leaky bucket, roof

   caura kaste ― box with a hole on it

   cauras zeķes, kurpes ― socks, shoes with holes on them

   koks ar cauru vidu ― tree with a hole in the middle

2. having been damaged

   caura būda ― damaged hut

   pirts bija tik veca un caura ― the bath(house) was so old and damaged

   caurs zobs ― damaged tooth

3. all (the time), without interruptions, throughout

   ceļot visu cauru gadu ― to travel the whole year, all through, throughout the year

   strādāt caurām dienām ― to work all day

• caur
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