miers

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European *meyH-ró-s, whence also Latvian mīlēt (“to love”) (q.v.). The meaning changed from “soft, nice” to “calm, peaceful.” A minority opinion considers miers to be a borrowing from Slavic, but several factors (among which the intonation of this word) speak against it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miɛ̂ɾs]

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Noun

miers m (1st declension)

1. peace, tranquility, calm, quiet, rest

   slimniekam nepieciešams miers ― the patient needs peace, quiet

   traucēt mājas mieru ― disturb domestic tranquility

   būt mierā ― to be in, at peace (= satisfied; calm)

   miera stāvoklis ― state of rest (not in motion)

2. peace (the opposite of war)

   miera līgums ― peace treaty

   miera sarunas ― peace negotiations

   dzīvot mierā un draudzībā ― to live in peace and friendship

   izšķirt konfliktu miera ceļā ― to solve a conflict the peace way (= peacefully)

   saglabāt mieru virs zemes ― to preserve peace on Earth

Declension

Declension of miers (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	miers	mieri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	mieru	mierus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	miera	mieru
dative (datīvs)	mieram	mieriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	mieru	mieriem
locative (lokatīvs)	mierā	mieros
vocative (vokatīvs)	mier	mieri

Derived terms

• mierīgs