možs

From the same stem as verb most (“to wake up”) (< *muod-ti), made into an u-stem adjective *muod-us; when u-stem adjectives were lost, a parallel yo-stem *modyas took its place, leading to možs via palatalization (dy > ž). A parallel form with an extra -r (*muod-ra-s) yielded modrs (q.v.).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [muôʃ]

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možs (definite možais, comparative možāks, superlative vismožākais, adverb moži)

1. lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (having strength, vitality; being ready for action)

   možs cilvēks ― lively, active person

   justies možam pēc miega ― to feel active, alert after sleep

   tie mūsu zemes dēli možākie, / kas gaišām acīm dzīvi pētī ― these sons of our land (are) livelier / who with bright eyes study life

   priecīgs un možs viņš gāja savā dienas darbā ― happy and lively he went about his day's work

   istabā ātrā gaitā ienāca jauneklis, slaids augumā, kustīgs un možs ― a young man walked swiftly into the room, slim of build, agile and lively

   mūsu priekšā jautri, moži kucēni ― in front of us (there) are happy, lively puppies

2. lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (expressing such qualities; which is compatible with, or predisposes to, such qualities)

   možs smaids ― lively smile

   možs skatiens ― lively look

   možas acis ― lively eyes

   moža seja ― lively face

   možs gars ― lively spirit

   možas domas ― lively thoughts

   moža saruna ― lively conversation

   možs debesu zilums ― lively sky blue

   možas, dzīvas krāsas ― lively, vibrant colors

   Rūdolfs tanī pašā možajā tonī pastāstīja ― Rūdolfs told (the story) in that most lively tone (of voice)

   Blaumanis arvien ņēma ļoti možu dalību sabiedriskajā dzīvē ― Blaumanis always took very lively participation (= participated very actively) in social life

• (of "active"): aktīvs, darbīgs, enerģisks, rosīgs
• (of "lively", "alert"): dzīvs, modrs, mundrs, spirgts, žirgts

• možums

• most, mosties
• modrs