straujš

• strauļš (dialectal)

With an epenthetic t, from Proto-Baltic *sraujas, an old yo-stem adjective, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”), from *ser- (“to flow, to move quickly”) (from a form *er-, *r̥- (“to twist, to become twisted, agitated”)) with an extra -w, similarly to another stem derived from the same form, *rew-, *row- (“to run, to rush; to split, to pluck, to dig”).) The semantic evolution was probably “flowing” > “moving rapidly” > “quick, fast.” Cognates include Lithuanian sraũjas, sraunùs (“rapidly flowing”) (dialectal straũjas), sraujà (“current, torrent”), Old Church Slavonic струꙗ (struja), Russian струя́ (strujá), Bulgarian стру́я (strúja, “squirt”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [stɾàujʃ]

straujš (definite straujais, comparative straujāks, superlative visstraujākais, adverb strauji)

1. fast, quick, rapid (streaming, flowing rapidly)

   strauja upe ― fast, rapid river

   straujš strauts, ūdens ― fast stream, water

   strauja straume ― rapid current

2. fast, quick (capable of fast movement)

   straujš zirgs ― fast horse

3. fast, quick, rapid (which happens fast; having high speed)

   straujas kustības ― rapid movements

   straujš brauciens ― fast trip

   straujš usbrukums ― fast attack

   strauja attistība ― quick development

   strauja rotācija ― fast rotation

   straujš ritms ― fast rhythm, tempo

   strauja uguns, liesma ― quick fire, flame

   braukt straujiem rikšiem ― to ride at high speed (lit. with quick trot)

4. quick to become angry, short-tempered, temperamental

   straujš raksturs, strauja daba ― a short-tempered (lit. quick) character, nature

   Jānis Pekarskis bija nervozs, straujas dabas ― Jānis Pekarskis was nervous, of temperamental nature

• ašs
• ātrs
• knašs
• nasks
• žigls

• straujtece
• straujums

• straume
• strauts
• strāva