ilgs

See also: Ilgs

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Karulis posits that the d- visible in Slavic and Indic is prefixal, but the consensus reconstruction makes the *d part of the root, with *dl simplifying to l also in Latin and Germanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [īlɡs]

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Adjective

ilgs (definite ilgais, comparative ilgāks, superlative visilgākais, adverb ilgi)

1. (time) long (a large period of time)

   aizbraukt uz ilgu laiku ― to depart for a long time

   pēc ilgiem laikiem atgriezties ― to return after a long time

   sarunāties par ilgu ― to talk too long

2. long, long time (that which lasts or happens for a while, that which takes a while)

   ilgs brauciens, ceļojums ― long trip

   ilga pastaiga ― long walk

   ilga cīņa ― long struggle

   ilgs miegs ― long sleep

   nodzīvot ilgu mūžu ― to live a long life

   desmit minūšu ilgs pārtraukums ― a ten minute long pause

3. long (that which took a while to acquire)

   ilga pieredze ― long experience

   ilgie novērojumi ― long observations

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of ilgs

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ilgs	ilgi		ilga	ilgas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ilgu	ilgus		ilgu	ilgas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ilga	ilgu		ilgas	ilgu
dative (datīvs)	ilgam	ilgiem		ilgai	ilgām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ilgu	ilgiem		ilgu	ilgām
locative (lokatīvs)	ilgā	ilgos		ilgā	ilgās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—