glīts

      Latvian

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      Etymology

      From Proto-Baltic *glitus, *glītus, from Proto-Indo-European *glīt-, the zero grade of *gley- (to stick; to spread, to smear) with an extra -t. From a parallel Proto-Baltic yo-stem from *glītyas came Latvian dialectal glīšs. The meaning changed from “slippery” to “smooth; tight-fitting” (a meaning still attested in folk songs), to “pleasant, pretty.” Cognates include Lithuanian glitùs, dialectal glytùs (slimy, sticky; slick, slippery), Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós, sticky, slippery), Late Latin glus (glue), accusative glutem (whence English glue), from earlier Latin glūten.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [glîːts]
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      Adjective

      glīts (def. glītais, comp. glītāks, sup. visglītākais; adv. glīti)

      1. pretty, handsome, neat, good-looking (corresponding to aesthetic ideals; well, skillfully, carefully made)
        glīta meitene, sievete, sejapretty girl, woman, face
        glīts dzīvoklis, kostīmspretty, neat apartment, costume
        glīta mājapretty, neat house
        glītas mēbelespretty, neat furniture
        glīts darbs, rokraksts, adījumsneat work, handwriting, knit

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      References

      1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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