gigants
Latvian edit
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Etymology edit
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”), genitive form γιγάντος (gigántos), the name of a mythical race of large human-like beings. The word was apparently taken into Ancient Greek from a non-Indo-European pre-Greek language.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
gigants m (1st declension)
- giant (object, animal or person of unusually large size)
- lielās pilsētas izaug par gigantiem, mazās kļūst par lielām ― the big cities grow into giants (and) the small ones become big
- dzīve ir daudzveidīga: līdzās grandiozām celtnēm un tehnikas gigantiem cilvēkam vajadzīgs zieds, smarža, daiļums ― life is diverse: in addition to grandiose buildings and technical giants, people need also flowers, aromas, beauty
- Manilas pilsētas apkārtnē atrasts neparasta izmēra cilvēka skelets: milzis bijis 5 metri garš!... giganta zobi sasnieguši 7 cm (!) garumu ― near the city of Manila a human skeleton of unusual size was found: the giant was 5 meters tall!... the giant's teeth reached a length of 7cm (!)
- Nēģeru gigants Čemberlens (viņš ir 2 metrus 20 centimetrus garš) no ASV izlases nonāca... cirka basketbola trupā ― the Negro giant Chamberlain (he is 2 meters and 20 centimeters tall) from the American team came... in a circus basketball troupe
- giant (person of extraordinary talent or influence in a given field)
- ja mēs soli pa solim izsekojam noveles attīstībai.., tad beidzot nonākam pie vislielākā novelistikas giganta: pie krievu rakstnieka Antona Čehova ― if we follow the development of the novel step by step..., then we finally arrive at the greatest giant: the Russian writer Anton Chekhov
- (Greek mythology) giant (member of a race of enormous beings, the children of Gaia and Uranus)
Declension edit
Declension of gigants (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | gigants | giganti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | gigantu | gigantus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | giganta | gigantu |
| dative (datīvs) | gigantam | gigantiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | gigantu | gigantiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | gigantā | gigantos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | gigant | giganti |
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "of "very large entity""): punduris
- (antonym(s) of "of "large mythical being""): rūķis