baigs
See also: Baigs
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as baidīt (“to frighten, to scare”) (q.v.), with an extra g (compare Lithuanian baigi̇̀nti (“to frighten, to scream”)). Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal baigus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baîɡs]
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Adjective
baigs (definite baigais, comparative baigāks, superlative visbaigākais, adverb baigi)
- terrible, dreadful, depressive, grim; that which causes distressing, gloomy feelings and fears
- baigs ugunsgrēks ― terrible fire
- baiga tumsa ― terrible darkness
- baigs klusums ― grim silence
- baiga vētra ― terrible storm
- baiga kara postaža ― terrible devastation of war
- baigs ierocis ― terrible weapon
- feeling, mental states, etc. associated with something depressing, grim, or with fear
- baigas izjūtas ― terrible feeling
- baigas gaidas ― grim expectations
- baigs pārdzīvojums ― grim experience
- (colloquial) very intense; very good
- viņš ir baigais peldētājs ― he is a great swimmer
- baigi foršā ballīte, ko? ― pretty nifty party, right?
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | baigs | baigi | baiga | baigas | |
| genitive | baiga | baigu | baigas | baigu | |
| dative | baigam | baigiem | baigai | baigām | |
| accusative | baigu | baigus | baigu | baigas | |
| instrumental | baigu | baigiem | baigu | baigām | |
| locative | baigā | baigos | baigā | baigās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | baigais | baigie | baigā | baigās | |
| genitive | baigā | baigo | baigās | baigo | |
| dative | baigajam | baigajiem | baigajai | baigajām | |
| accusative | baigo | baigos | baigo | baigās | |
| instrumental | baigo | baigajiem | baigo | baigajām | |
| locative | baigajā | baigajos | baigajā | baigajās | |
| vocative | baigo, baigais | baigie | baigo, baigā | baigās | |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “baigs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Verb
baigs