Latvian

Adjective

īpašs (def. īpašais, comp. īpašāks, sup. visīpašākais; adv. īpaši)

1. specific, independent (separate from others)

   viņam bija uzlikts tas pats ēdiens uz īpaša galdiņa‎ ― he was served the same dish on a special table

   vārda dienā jau mēdz ierasties bez īpašas aicināšanas!‎ ― people come on (one's) name day without special invitation!

2. special, particular, specific (different from others, from usual)

   pievērst, veltīt īpašu uzmanību‎ ― to pay special attention

   šī bija īpaša diena‎ ― this was a special day

   vai kaut kas īpašs noticis?‎ ― has anything special happened?

   viņa strādāja labi, ar īpašu dedzību‎ ― she worked well, with special zeal

3. specific, peculiar, unusual, unique, distinct

   Ārija parausta plecus tādā īpašā manierē, citas meitenes to neprot‎ ― Ārija shrugs (her) shoulds in such a unique manner, the other girls can't do it

   katra laikmeta dzīve atklājas īpašos konfliktos, īpašos sižetos un tēlos‎ ― the life of every era appears in (its) specific conflicts, in (its) speciic plots and characters

   tulkojumi ir īpašs literatūras žanrs ar savu specifiku‎ ― translations are a distinct literary genre with its own specificities

4. (adverbial form) especially, specifically, on purpose, deliberately

   Juzītis pats tikko esot te bijis, īpaši braucis no Rīgas, lai viņu apciemotu!‎ ― Juzītis himself had just been there, (having) traveled from Riga specifically to visit him

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "particular", "peculiar"): īpats, īpatns, īpatnējs, savdabīgs
• (of "specific", "distinct"): raksturīgs

Derived terms

• īpašība
• īpašnieks, īpašniece
• īpašums

Related terms

• īpats, īpatns, īpatnējs
• pats

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “īpašs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7