slikts

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Latgalian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲlʲikt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: slikts

Adjective[edit]

slikts (comparative sliktuoks, adverb slikši)

  1. Alternative form of slykts

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German slicht (plain, simple, common, without value, inferior, inappropriate), or from Middle Dutch slicht (simple, common); compare German schlecht (bad, evil). First found in 17th- and 18th-century dictionaries, still marked as a Germanism; at that time, the word mentioned as a translation for German schlecht was nelietis (now a noun meaning “villain,” “scoundrel”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

slikts (definite sliktais, comparative sliktāks, superlative vissliktākais, adverb slikti)

  1. bad ((of people) not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel or insensitive way; (of their actions) typical of such people)
    slikts cilvēks, tēvsbad person, father
    slikta rīcībabad action, behavior
    slikta audzināšanabad, poor education
    slikts tonisbad tone
  2. bad ((of people) among whom there are disagreements, misunderstandings, hostile relations; (of their actions, relations) typical of such people)
    slikti kaimiņibad neighbors
    sliktas attiecības ar kolēģiembad, poor rleations with one's colleagues
  3. bad (who carry out their duties ineptly, inattentively, unconvincingly, irresponsibly)
    slikts aktieris, organizatorsbad actor, organizer
    slikts skolnieks, strādnieksbad student, worker
  4. bad (which is unsuitable, inappropriate, does not fit the requirements of its kind)
    slikts apģērbsbad outfit, clothes
    slikta precebad merchandise, product
    slikts zāģisbad saw
    slikti miltibad flour
    slikts dzīvoklisbad apartment
    sliktas ganībasbad, poor pastures
    slikta rūpnīca, skolabad factory, school
    slikta darba organizācijabad work organization
    slikts romānsbad novel
    slikta lekcijabad, poor lection, lecture
    slikts priekšnesumsbad, poor performance
  5. (of the body, its parts and functions) bad (not performing its function appropriately; causing unpleasant feelings)
    slikta dzirdebad hearing
    slikta atmiņabad memory
    slikta koncentrēšanās spējabad concentration capacity, skills
    slikta ēstgrībabad, poor appetite
    slikta dūšabad, sick feeling (in the stomach, e.g., when one is about to vomit)
  6. (of processes, situations, circumstances, time periods) bad, poor, difficult (not fitting certain requirements or expectations)
    miglā slikta redzamībapoor visibility in fog
    slikta braukšana pa nelīdzenu ceļubad, difficult driving on rough roads
    sliktos augšanās apstākļos koki aug sīki — under bad growth conditions trees grow little
    slikts siena laiks, slikts rudensbad hay time, bad autumn, fall
    slikti laikapstākļibad weather conditions
  7. bad (small, negligible in quantity or quality; less than average)
    slikta ražabad harvest
  8. bad, poor (which causes displeasure, which makes something be unwanted)
    sliktas nākotnes izredzesbad, poor future prospects
    slikti iespaidi par redzētobad impressions about what was seen
    slikta slava, reputācijainfamy (lit. bad fame), bad reputation

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “slikts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN