teicams

Latvian

Participle

teicams (definite teicamais; adverb teicami)

  1. which can or should be said, told; indefinite present passive participle of teikt

Adjective

teicams (definite teicamais, comparative teicamāks, superlative visteicamākais, adverb teicami)

  1. very good, excellent (i.e., worthy of being mentioned)
    teicams amātnieks ― an excellent craftsman
    teicams strādnieks ― an excellent worker
    teicams darbs ― excellent work
    teicama kārtība ― excellent condition
    teicama kvalitāte ― excellent quality
    teicama atmiņa ― excellent memory
    teicama atzīme mācībās ― excellent (= highest) grade in (one's) study
  2. (of songs) such that its rhythm or intonation is close to the rhythm or intonation of spoken language
    latviešu tautas dziesmu primitīvākā un senākā slāņa - teicamo dziesmu - melodikas pamatā ir dažadas skaņkārto struktūras ― at the base of the melody of the most primitive layer of Latvian folk songs - the talkable songs - there are several tonal structures

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of teicams
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular plural singular plural
nominative teicams teicami teicama teicamas
genitive teicama teicamu teicamas teicamu
dative teicamam teicamiem teicamai teicamām
accusative teicamu teicamus teicamu teicamas
instrumental teicamu teicamiem teicamu teicamām
locative teicamā teicamos teicamā teicamās
vocative — — — —

Synonyms

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