draiskulīgs
Latvian
Etymology
From draiskulis (“playful, mischievous one”) + -īgs (with draiskulis from draisks (“playful, mischievous”) + -ulis).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
draiskulīgs (definite draiskulīgais, comparative draiskulīgāks, superlative visdraiskulīgākais, adverb draiskulīgi)
- (of people, especially children, and their behavior) playful, mischievous; expressing such attitudes
- tā bija dzīva, draiskulīga meitene, spožām acīm; savas kustīgās dabas dēļ meiteni skolā visi bija iesaukuši par “Žuku” ― that was a lively, playful girl, with bright eyes; because of her restless nature, everybody at school called her “Žuk” (Russian жук, “beetle”)
- zeltaina gaisma lija puišiem matos, atspoguļojās viņiem acīs, lai tās liktos draiskulīgākas, ne tik biklas kā patiesībā ― the golden light poured on the boys' hair (and) reflected off their eyes, so that their eyes seemed more playful, mischievous, not as timid as they really were
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of draiskulīgs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | draiskulīgs | draiskulīgi | draiskulīga | draiskulīgas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | draiskulīgu | draiskulīgus | draiskulīgu | draiskulīgas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | draiskulīga | draiskulīgu | draiskulīgas | draiskulīgu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | draiskulīgam | draiskulīgiem | draiskulīgai | draiskulīgām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | draiskulīgu | draiskulīgiem | draiskulīgu | draiskulīgām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | draiskulīgā | draiskulīgos | draiskulīgā | draiskulīgās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- draisks
- nebēdnīgs
- nerātns
Related terms
- draiskulība
- draiskulis, draiskule