pateicīgs

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Etymology[edit]

From pateik(ties) (to thank) +‎ -īgs, with k > c via palatalization (with pateikties being originally the reflexive form of pateikt (to say, to express), from pa- +‎ teikt (to say)).

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pateicīgs (definite pateicīgais, comparative pateicīgāks, superlative vispateicīgākais, adverb pateicīgi)

  1. grateful, thankful (feeling, expressing gratitude, thankfulness)
    pateicīgs cilvēksgrateful person
    esmu jums ļoti pateicīgsI am very grateful to you
    pateicīgs smaids, skatiensa grateful smile, look
    būšu līdz dvēseles dziļumiem pateicīgs par katru pastmarku, ko atsūtīsiet manai meitiņaiI will be grateful to the depths of (my) soul for any post stamp that you can send to my little daughter
    mazie ēda pankūkas, dzēra aveņu tēju un pateicīgām acīm uzlūkoja salīkušo māmiņu, kas kaut ka atgādināja viņu vecomātithe little ones (= children) ate pancakes, drank raspberry tea and looked with grateful eyes at the leaning old lady who somehow reminded them of their grandmother
  2. fruitful, rewarding, beneficial, worthwhile, good for (yielding good results, justifying the time and resources spent on it) (of activities, actions, topics)
    pateicīgs darbsrewarding, fruitful work
    pateicīgs tematsa rewarding, fruitful topic
    pateicīgs sižetsa rewarding, fruitful (literary) plot
    pateicīga lomaa rewarding, fruitful role (e.g., in a play)
    pateicīgs materiāls stāstammaterial (that is) fruitful for a story (i.e., good to write a story with)
    pateicīga viela operaimaterial (lit. stuff) (that is) productive for an opera (i.e., on the basis of which a good opera can be made)
    lugā ir bezgala daudz teātrim pateicīgas vielas, te tik lielas skatuviskās iespējas kā retā citā dramatiskā darbāin the play there is an infinity of material very fruitful for theater (= a lot of very good dramatic material)

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