Latvian

Adjective

īss (def. īsais, comp. īsāks, sup. visīsākais; adv. īsi)

1. short (having relatively little length, less than average length)

   īsas piedurknes‎ ― short sleeves

   īsa pātaga‎ ― short whip

   īsi svārki‎ ― short skirt

   īsie viļņi, īsviļņi‎ ― shortwaves

   īss stāsts, dzejolis — short story, poem

2. short, laconic

   īsos vārdos‎ ― in short, in sum, briefly (lit. in short words)

3. short, brief (lasting relatively little time, having relatively little duration; syn. neilgs)

   pēc īsiem saules mirkļiem‎ ― after brief moments of sun(shine)

   ziemas dienas ir īsas‎ ― winter days are short

   īsa izrāde‎ ― short show

   īss koncerts‎ ― short concert

   īsa saruna‎ ― short conversation

4. short (which goes, ends quickly, insufficiently long)

   dzīve taču ir tik īsa kā decembra diena‎ ― but life is as short as a December day

   bišu mūžs ir īss, tikai daži mēneši‎ ― bee life is short, only a few months

5. (of feelings, states, relations) short-lived, insufficient

   mana laime bija īsa'‎ ― my happiness was short

6. (phonetics, phonology) short (pronounced with relatively little duration)

   īss patskanis‎ ― short vowel

   īsa zilbe‎ ― short syllable

7. short, brief (lasting only a few moments)

   īss svilpiens‎ ― short whistle

   īsa skaņa, nopūta‎ ― short sound, sigh

8. (of motion) short, quick (small, but fast)

   ar īsu žestu tas aicināja viņu apsēsties sev pretim‎ ― with a short, quick gesture that one invited him to sit down next to him

Declension

Antonyms

• (of space): garš
• (of time): ilgs

Derived terms

• īsināt
• īsums
• īsviļņi, īsie viļņi

References

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