gigantisks
Appearance
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gigants (“giant”) + -isks. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]gigantisks (definite gigantiskais, comparative gigantiskāks, superlative visgigantiskākais, adverb gigantiski)
- gigantic, enormous, huge (having unusually large size or power)
- gigantiska celtne ― gigantic building
- gigantiska hidroelektrostacija ― gigantic hydroelectric power plant
- aiz augstās dēļu sētas paceļas fabrikas gigantiskie korpusi ― behind the tall board fence rise the gigantic factory enclosures
- kosmoss ir gigantiska, neizsmeļama, bezgalīgi daudzveidīga laboratorija, ko radījusi daba ― the universe is a gigantic, inexhaustible, infinitely diverse laboratory creted by nature
- gigantic, enormous, huge (requiring unusually large efforts, power, energy for its realization)
- gigantisks uzdevums, plāns ― gigantic task, plan
- gleznā monumentālā spēkā apliecināta doma par padomju cilvēka gigantiskā darba rezultātu ― in the panting, in (= with) monumental strength, the thought of the gigantic work results of the Soviet person is confirmed (= expressed)
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of gigantisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | gigantisks | gigantiski | gigantiska | gigantiskas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | gigantisku | gigantiskus | gigantisku | gigantiskas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | gigantiska | gigantisku | gigantiskas | gigantisku | |||||
dative (datīvs) | gigantiskam | gigantiskiem | gigantiskai | gigantiskām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | gigantisku | gigantiskiem | gigantisku | gigantiskām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | gigantiskā | gigantiskos | gigantiskā | gigantiskās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||