lielisks

Latvian

Etymology

From liels (“big, large”) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lielisks (definite lieliskais, comparative lieliskāks, superlative vislieliskākais, adverb lieliski)

  1. 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
  2. great, excellent (who does his/her work, takes care of his/her responsibilities particularly well)
    lielisks amatnieks ― excellent craftsman
    lielisks rakstnieks ― great writer
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. (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 plural singular plural
nominative lielisks lieliski lieliska lieliskas
genitive lieliska lielisku lieliskas lielisku
dative lieliskam lieliskiem lieliskai lieliskām
accusative lielisku lieliskus lielisku lieliskas
instrumental lielisku lieliskiem lielisku lieliskām
locative lieliskā lieliskos lieliskā lieliskās
vocative — — — —
Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of lielisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular plural singular plural
nominative lieliskais lieliskie lieliskā lieliskās
genitive lieliskā lielisko lieliskās lielisko
dative lieliskajam lieliskajiem lieliskajai lieliskajām
accusative lielisko lieliskos lielisko lieliskās
instrumental lielisko lieliskajiem lielisko lieliskajām
locative lieliskajā lieliskajos lieliskajā lieliskajās
vocative lielisko, lieliskais lieliskie lielisko, lieliskā lieliskās

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