Latvian

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Etymology

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From raksturs (character) +‎ -īgs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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raksturīgs (definite raksturīgais, comparative raksturīgāks, superlative visraksturīgākais, adverb raksturīgi)

  1. characteristic, typical (such that it belongs to the essence of an entity; such that it distinguishes an entity from others)
    raksturīgas īpašībascharacteristic features
    raksturīga gaitacharacteristic gait
    raksturīgs smaidscharactersitic smile
    raksturīgais ātrumscharacteristic speed
    ziemeļiem raksturīgs bargs klimatsharsh climate is typical of the north
    darba mīlestība ir viņam raksturīgaa love for work is characteristic for him
    kramaļģēm ir ļoti raksturīgi vāciņidiatom algae have very characteristic little enclosures
    ja vajadzētu ar vienu vārdu nosaukt Vijas visraksturīgāko īpašību, varētu teikt: vienkāršumsif one needed to describe in one word Vija's most characteristic feature, one could say: simplicity

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