Latvian

Adjective

spalgs (def. spalgais, comp. spalgāks, sup. visspalgākais; adv. spalgi)

1. (of sounds) (very) loud, sharp, shrill, piercing, strident, high-pitched

   kliegt, runāt spalgā balsī‎ ― to scream, to speak in a shrill voice

   spalgs svilpiens‎ ― a shrill, high-pitched whistle

   spalgs tālruņa zvans‎ ― shrill telephone call

   spalga sirēna‎ ― high-pitched sirene

   atskanēja spalgs šāviens‎ ― a strident shot sounded

2. (of pains) strong, sharp

   krūtīs kā karsta ogle iekrīt spalga sāpe‎ ― a sharp pain fell on his chest like a hot coal

3. (of light, colors) sharp, bright, strong

   glezna bija pārāk spalga, krāsas pārāk asas un biezas‎ ― the painting was too bright(-colored), the colors too sharp and thick

   atnāks rīts ar spalgu sauli‎ ― morning came with a sharp, bright sun

4. (of weather, its elements) very cold, piercing cold

   spalgs aukstums‎ ― piercing cold

   spalga ziema, nakts‎ ― piercing cold winter, night

   laukā ir spalgs, ass vējš‎ ― outside (there) is a cold, sharp wind

5. (figuratively, of people, their actions) harsh, severe

   nu teic: es esot pārāk spalgs; un citiem: augstprātīgi lecīgs‎ ― so say it: I am too harsh; to others, (I am) arrogantly provocative

   tā ir skaudru un spalgu politisku pamfletu virkne‎ ― this is a caustic and harsh series of political pamphlets

Declension

Synonyms

• skaļš

Antonyms

• kluss

Derived terms

• spalgums

Related terms

• spilgts
• spulgs

References

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