dzīvniecisks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From dzīvnieks (animal) +‎ -isks (with k > c via palatalization).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dzīvniecisks (definite dzīvnieciskais, comparative dzīvnieciskāks, superlative visdzīvnieciskākais, adverb dzīvnieciski)

  1. animal, bestial, brutal (which is purely physiological, not subject to the mind or the spirit)
    dzīvniecisks instinktsanimal, bestial instinct
    dzīvnieciskas bailesanimal, bestial fear
  2. brutal, bestial, brutish, inhuman (totally unethical, immoral)
    dzīvniecisks naidsbestial, brutal hatred

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