lielisks
Latvian
Etymology
From liels (“big, large”) + -isks.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lielisks (def. lieliskais, comp. lieliskāks, sup. vislieliskākais; adv. lieliski)
- great, wonderful (very good; outstanding with respect to moral, character qualities, and treatment of others; (of behavior) expressing such characteristics)
- lielisks cilvēks — wonderful person
- tu esi lielisks! — you are wonderful!
- lieliski darba biedri — great colleagues, co-workers
- lielisks draugs, lieliska draudzība — great friend, great friendship
- lieliskas rakstura īpašības — great character features, qualities
- great, excellent (who does his/her work, takes care of his/her responsibilities particularly well)
- lielisks amatnieks — excellent craftsman
- lielisks rakstnieks — great writer
- great, excellent (meeting extremely well certain requirements or expectations)
- lieliska mašīna — excellent machine, car
- lielisks zirgs — excellent horse
- lieliska raža — excellent (= very large) yield, harvest
- lielisks noskaņojums — great mood, disposition
- lieliska dzirde — excellent hearing
- lielisks miegs — great sleep
- lieliska dzirdamība — great audibility
- lieliska izglītība — great, excellent education
- great, wonderful (causing great pleasure, having great beauty)
- lieliskas pusdienas — excellent lunch
- lieliska rožu smarža — wonderful aroma of roses
- lieliska diena — great day
- lieliska braukšana — great ride
- lielisks skats uz jūra — wonderful view of the sea
- lieliska ainava — wonderful landscape
- great, excellent (having particularly important, valuable, admirable content)
- lieliska grāmata — excellent book
- lielisks referāts — great report
- lieliska glezna — great painting
- lielisks skaņdarbs — excellent piece of music
- lielisks dziesmas izpildījums — great song performance
- (adverbial form, used as a particle indicating approval) great! excellent!
- “nu, lieliski!” es teicu, “vienkārši malacis!” — “well, excellent!” I said, “a great job!”
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of lielisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | lielisks | lieliski | lieliska | lieliskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lielisku | lieliskus | lielisku | lieliskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lieliska | lielisku | lieliskas | lielisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | lieliskam | lieliskiem | lieliskai | lieliskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lielisku | lieliskiem | lielisku | lieliskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | lieliskā | lieliskos | lieliskā | lieliskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||