baigs
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as baidīt (“to frighten, to scare”) (q.v.), with an extra g (cf. Lithuanian baigìnti (“to frighten, to scream”)). Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal baigus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: [baîgs]
Adjective
baigs (def. baigais, comp. baigāks, sup. visbaigākais; adv. baigi)
- terrible, dreadful, depressive, grim; that which causes distressing, gloomy feelings and fears
- baigs ugunsgrēks — terrible fire
- baiga tumsa — terrible darkness
- baigs klusums — grim silence
- baiga vētra — terrible storm
- baiga kara postaža — terrible devastation of war
- baigs ierocis — terrible weapon
- feeling, mental states, etc. associated with something depressing, grim, or with fear
- baigas izjūtas — terrible feeling
- baigas gaidas — grim expectations
- baigs pārdzīvojums — grim experience
- (colloquial) very intense; very good
- viņš ir baigais peldētājs — he is a great swimmer
- baigi foršā ballīte, ko? — pretty nifty party, right?
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of baigs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | baigs | baigi | baiga | baigas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | baigu | baigus | baigu | baigas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | baiga | baigu | baigas | baigu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | baigam | baigiem | baigai | baigām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | baigu | baigiem | baigu | baigām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | baigā | baigos | baigā | baigās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.