jaunavīgs

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From jaunava (virgin, young woman) +‎ -īgs (with jaunava from jauns (young, new) +‎ -ava).

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jaunavīgs (definite jaunavīgais, comparative jaunavīgāks, superlative visjaunavīgākais, adverb jaunavīgi)

  1. youthful, typical of young women
    jaunavīga seja, kustība, gaitayouthful face, movement, walk
    jaunavīgs izskatsyouthful appearance
    jaunavīgs vaigs līdz vecumama youthful face (lit. cheek) till old age
    jaunavīgs un vingrs ķermenisa youthful and agile body
  2. virginal, virgin
    jaunavīga meitenea youthful girl; a virgin girl
    jaunavīga meitene, šķietami bīstams vīrietis un aizliegtās mīlas stāstsa virgin girl, an apparently dangerous man and a tale of forbidden love
  3. (of appearance, colors) clean, clear, pure
    priedes slējās jaunavīgi zaļasthe pine trees stood youthfully, cleanly green
    zeme, balta sniega segta, visgarām kāpām gulēja jaunavīgi tīrathe land, covered with white snow, with dunes everywhere, slept youthfully, virginally clean

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