turpinājums

Latvian

Etymology

A 19th-century neologism, coined by A. Kronvalds in 1872 from turpināt (past stem: turpināj-) (“to continue”) +‎ -ums, itself coined by Kronvalds from turp (“further”) +‎ -ināt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tùɾpinâːjums]

Noun

turpinājums m (1st declension)

  1. continuation (the act of continuing something; that which continues something; the next installment of something)
    cīņas, pārbaudes turpinājums ― the continuation of the fight, of the test
    sapulces, koncerta turpinājums ― the continuation of the meeting, of the concert
    domas turpinājums ― the continuation of a thought
    tradīciju turpinājums ― the continuation of traditions
    rīkles tiešs turpinājums ir barības vads ― the direct continuation of the throat is the esophagus
    turpinājums sekos ― to be continued (lit. a continuation will follow)
    stāsta turpinājums ir žurnāla nākošajā numurā ― the continuation of the story is in the next issue of the magazine

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “turpināt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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