dievišķīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From dievišķs (divine, godlike) + -īgs (with dievišķs from dievs (god) + -išķs).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dievišķīgs (definite dievišķīgais, comparative dievišķīgāks, superlative visdievišķīgākais, adverb dievišķīgi)

  1. divine, godlike (typical or characteristic of god, of a deity)
    filozofi māca, ka sabiedrisko attīstību noteic kāda dievišķīga griba(some) philosophers teach that some divine will determines social development
    ej dzejas taku, ir tevī dievišķīgā dzirkstsgo (by) the path of poetry, the divine spark is in you
  2. (colloquial) divine, fantastic, wonderful, excellent (impressively good, pleasant)
    viņa priekšā grāmata, viņa dievišķīgais Kantsa book in front of him, his divine Kant
    lūdzu Ķikuļa kungu, lai viņš man pasaka dažus vārdus itāliski... viņš brīnījās par manu vēlēšanos, bet es teicu, ka gribu mazliet praktizēties šajā dievišķīgajā mēlēI asked Mr Ķikulis to tell me a few words in Italian... he was surprised by my wish, but I said that I want to practice this divine tongue a little

Declension

Synonyms

  • (of "divine", "godlike"): dievišķs
  • (of "wonderful", "excellent"): brīnišķīgs, lielisks

Antonyms

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