ilgs

See also: Ilgs

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.[1] Karulis posits that the d- visible in Slavic and Indic is prefixal, but the consensus reconstruction makes the *d part of the root, with *dl simplifying to l also in Latin and Germanic.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [īɫks]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

ilgs (definite ilgais, comparative ilgāks, superlative visilgākais, adverb ilgi)

  1. (time) long (a large period of time)
    aizbraukt uz ilgu laiku ― to depart for a long time
    pēc ilgiem laikiem atgriezties ― to return after a long time
    sarunāties par ilgu ― to talk too long
  2. long, long time (that which lasts or happens for a while, that which takes a while)
    ilgs brauciens, ceļojums ― long trip
    ilga pastaiga ― long walk
    ilga cīņa ― long struggle
    ilgs miegs ― long sleep
    nodzīvot ilgu mūžu ― to live a long life
    desmit minūšu ilgs pārtraukums ― a ten minute long pause
  3. long (that which took a while to acquire)
    ilga pieredze ― long experience
    ilgie novērojumi ― long observations

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of ilgs
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular plural singular plural
nominative ilgs ilgi ilga ilgas
genitive ilga ilgu ilgas ilgu
dative ilgam ilgiem ilgai ilgām
accusative ilgu ilgus ilgu ilgas
instrumental ilgu ilgiem ilgu ilgām
locative ilgā ilgos ilgā ilgās
vocative — — — —
Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of ilgs
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular plural singular plural
nominative ilgais ilgie ilgā ilgās
genitive ilgā ilgo ilgās ilgo
dative ilgajam ilgajiem ilgajai ilgajām
accusative ilgo ilgos ilgo ilgās
instrumental ilgo ilgajiem ilgo ilgajām
locative ilgajā ilgajos ilgajā ilgajās
vocative ilgo, ilgais ilgie ilgo, ilgā ilgās

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 199-200
  2. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ilgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪɫks̪]

Verb

il̃gs

  1. third-person singular/plural future of ilgti
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