slepens
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dialectal Latvian slep(t), a dialectal variant of standard Latvian slēpt (“to hide”), + -ens.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]slepens (definite slepenais, comparative slepenāks, superlative visslepenākais, adverb slepeni, slepen, slepus, slēpu)
- secret (known to some people but kept hidden from others, e.g., from the general public)
- slepena eja ― secret passage
- slepena atvilktne ― secret drawer
- slepena jauniešu satikšanās ― secret meeting of young people
- slepenas sarunas ― secret conversations, negotiations
- slepens uzdevums ― secret task
- slepena organizācija ― secret organization
- slepena starptautiska vienošanās ― secret international agreement
- slepena informācija ― secret, confidential information
- slepenā policija, slepenpolicija ― secret police
- slepenais aģents ― secret, undercover agent
- (of psychological states) hidden, secret (not admitted, confessed, not expressed)
- slepenas ilgas ― secret desires
- slepens prieks ― secret joy
- slepenas bailes ― secret fear
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of slepens
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slepens | slepeni | slepena | slepenas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slepenu | slepenus | slepenu | slepenas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slepena | slepenu | slepenas | slepenu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | slepenam | slepeniem | slepenai | slepenām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slepenu | slepeniem | slepenu | slepenām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | slepenā | slepenos | slepenā | slepenās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slēpt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN