svarīgs

Latvian

From svars (“weight”) +‎ -īgs (with semantic change: “heavy” > “important”; the “heavy” sense is still sporadically attested).

svarīgs (definite svarīgais, comparative svarīgāks, superlative vissvarīgākais, adverb svarīgi)

important, significant (which has great value, significance, impact)
svarīgs lēmums, uzdevums ― important decision, task

svarīgs atzinums, notikums ― important fiding, event

svarīgs jautājums, arguments ― important question, argument

svarīga saruna ― important conversation

svarīgas ziņas ― important news

svarīgi viesi ― important guests
(of time periods) important, significant (when something of importance happened or may happen)
svarīgs dzīves posms ― an important stage of life

svarīgi mirkļi dzīvē ― important moments in life
(of people) important, proud, having high social position
izskatās viņi tik svarīgi, un tu esi ne vairāk kā sīks puteklītis viņu ceļā ― they look so important, and you are no more than a tiny speck of dust on their way
(rare) heavy
nākt svarīgiem soļiem ― to come with heavy steps