ugunskurs

Apparently a compound, from uguns (“fire”) and the stem found in the verb kurt (“to light, to ignite”).

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ugunskurs m (1st declension)

1. fire, bonfire, campfire (a heap of flammable materials burning to provide heat)

   sildīties pie ugunskura ― to warm up by the (camp)fire

   dedzināt ugunskura ― to light the fire

   cept kartupeļus ugunskurā ― to bake the potatoes in the (camp)fire

   krastmalā bija sakurts ugunskurs, ap kuru sildījās ostas strādnieki ― on the waterfront a fire was lit, around which the harbor workers warmed themselves

• sārts
• uguns