Latvian edit

Etymology edit

Derived from dāt, an old parallel form of dot (to give), or perhaps from its (rare) iterative form dāstīt (to give unthinkingly, wastefully). The word dāsns was introduced in the literary language by J. Pliekšāns (Rainis) at the end of the 19th century. Some consider it irregularly formed (with ā instead of the expected o); others consider it a Lithuanism. Cognates include Lithuanian dosùs.[1]

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Adjective edit

dāsns (definite dāsnais, comparative dāsnāks, superlative visdāsnākais, adverb dāsni)

  1. generous (which gives a lot, easily)
    ar dāsnu rokuwith a generous hand
    dāsns financējumsgenerous financing
    dāsna sirdsa generous heart
    Jehova ir dāsns žēlastībāJehova is generous in grace
  2. fruitful, productive
    dāsns rudensfruitful autumn
    vasara bijusi dāsna, un izaugušas kuplas ražasthe summer had been fruitful, it had grown rich crops
    putni pamet pārpilnību, ko sniegusi dāsnā dienvidu saulebirds abandon the abundance that the fruitful, generous southern sun had provided
  3. abundant, rich (in large quantities)
    teātra kritiķa atstātais radošais mantojums dāsns un daudzpusīgsthe theater critic's creative legacy (was) rich and varied

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dāsns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN