milzene

From milzis (“giant”) +‎ -ene, or milzenis (“giant”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

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milzene m (2nd declension, masculine form: milzenis)

1. (female) giant, colossus (very large object, living being or person of the feminine gender)

   milzene egle ― giant spruce tree

   Variņos izaug zemene milzene ― in Variņi they grew a giant strawberry

   te nu stāv Kaspartēva bumbiere, īsta milzene; cits bērzs, ozols vai liepa neizaug tik liels ― here was father Kaspars' pear tree, a true giant; other birch, oak and linden trees did not grow that big

   Marta, tu neesi milzene, tev tikai tāds augums ― Marta, you're not a giant(ess), you're just tall

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• milzīgs, milzīgums
• milzu, milzum, milzums
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