slepens
Latvian
Etymology
From dialectal Latvian slep(t), a dialectal variant of standard Latvian slēpt (“to hide”), + -ens.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
slepens (definite slepenais, comparative slepenāks, superlative visslepenākais, adverb slepeni, slepen, slepus, slēpu)
- secret (known to some people but kept hidden from others, e.g., from the general public)
- slepena eja ― secret passage
- slepena atvilktne ― secret drawer
- slepena jauniešu satikšanās ― secret meeting of young people
- slepenas sarunas ― secret conversations, negotiations
- slepens uzdevums ― secret task
- slepena organizācija ― secret organization
- slepena starptautiska vienošanās ― secret international agreement
- slepena informācija ― secret, confidential information
- slepenā policija, slepenpolicija ― secret police
- slepenais aģents ― secret, undercover agent
- (of psychological states) hidden, secret (not admitted, confessed, not expressed)
- slepenas ilgas ― secret desires
- slepens prieks ― secret joy
- slepenas bailes ― secret fear
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | slepens | slepeni | slepena | slepenas | |
| genitive | slepena | slepenu | slepenas | slepenu | |
| dative | slepenam | slepeniem | slepenai | slepenām | |
| accusative | slepenu | slepenus | slepenu | slepenas | |
| instrumental | slepenu | slepeniem | slepenu | slepenām | |
| locative | slepenā | slepenos | slepenā | slepenās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | slepenais | slepenie | slepenā | slepenās | |
| genitive | slepenā | slepeno | slepenās | slepeno | |
| dative | slepenajam | slepenajiem | slepenajai | slepenajām | |
| accusative | slepeno | slepenos | slepeno | slepenās | |
| instrumental | slepeno | slepenajiem | slepeno | slepenajām | |
| locative | slepenajā | slepenajos | slepenajā | slepenajās | |
| vocative | slepeno, slepenais | slepenie | slepeno, slepenā | slepenās | |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slēpt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN