spilgts
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally the past participle of an old (still dialectally attested) verb spilgt (“to shine”), from Proto-Baltic *spelg-, *spilg-, *spulg- (whence also spulgs), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *spel-, *spʰel- (“to shine”) with an extra g. Cognates include Low German flink (“bright, shining; fast”) (cf. German flink (“quick, nimble”)).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
spilgts (definite spilgtais, comparative spilgtāks, superlative visspilgtākais, adverb spilgti)
- (of light, light sources) bright (very strong; which emits strong light)
- spilgta gaisma ― bright light
- spilgta uguns, liesma ― bright fire, flame
- spilgts zibens ― bright lightning
- spilgta saule ― bright sun
- lielās dzīvsudraba spuldzes ir tik spilgtas, ka kož acīs ― the big mercury lamps are so bright that they hurt (lit. bite in) the eyes
- (of colors) bright, vivid
- spilgts krāsas tonis ― bright color shade
- spilgti sarkans ― bright red
- (of other objects) bright, shiny (which reflects light strongly)
- spilgts audums ― bright, shiny fabric
- puisis apstājas pie apaļās cīniju dobes un vēro spilgtos ziedus ― the young man stopped by the round zinnia beds and watched the bright, shiny flowers
- varde tupēja man uz plaukstas: mikla, vēsa un tik neparasti spilgta, it kā glumo ādu būtu apgleznojusi ekspresionista ota ― the frog sat on the palm of my hand: soft, cool and unusually bright, shiny, as if its smooth, slippery skin had been painted with an expressionist brush
- (figuratively) clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive)
- spilgts piemērs ― a striking example
- spilgti pretstati ― striking contrasts
- spilgts talants ― striking, impressive talent
- spilgta izrādes epizode ― striking, impressive show episode
- spilgts romāna tēls ― powerful, striking literary (lit. novel) character
- Alfrēds Kalniņš ir viena no visspilgtākajām, savdabīgākajām personībām latviešu mūzikas vēsturē ― Alfrēds Kalniņš is one of the brightest, most striking personalities in Latvian musical history
- cilvēku parasti pazudina viņa visspilgtākā rakstura īpašība, kas ar laiku kļūst par vājību ― a person is usually ruined by his most striking character trait, which with time becomes (his/her) weakness
- (dated sense, of sounds; now usually spalgs) very loud, strong
- bet vējš tik skaļiem smiekliem pasmejas... līdz smejas kaivas spilgtiem kliedzieniem ― but the wind laughs with such loud laughs... (and) with the laughs (also) a seagull's sharp, loud squawks
Declension[edit]
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of spilgts
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spilgts | spilgti | spilgta | spilgtas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spilgtu | spilgtus | spilgtu | spilgtas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spilgta | spilgtu | spilgtas | spilgtu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | spilgtam | spilgtiem | spilgtai | spilgtām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spilgtu | spilgtiem | spilgtu | spilgtām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | spilgtā | spilgtos | spilgtā | spilgtās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “spilgts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN