Latvian

Participle

teicams (def. teicamais; adv. teicami)

1. which can or should be said, told; indefinite present passive participle of teikt 

Adjective

teicams (def. teicamais, comp. teicamāks, sup. visteicamākais; adv. teicami)

1. very good, excellent (i.e., worthy of being mentioned)

   teicams amātnieks‎ ― an excellent craftsman

   teicams strādnieks‎ ― an excellent worker

   teicams darbs‎ ― excellent work

   teicama kārtība‎ ― excellent condition

   teicama kvalitāte‎ ― excellent quality

   teicama atmiņa‎ ― excellent memory

   teicama atzīme mācībās‎ ― excellent (= highest) grade in (one's) study

2. (of songs) such that its rhythm or intonation is close to the rhythm or intonation of spoken language

   latviešu tautas dziesmu primitīvākā un senākā slāņa - teicamo dziesmu - melodikas pamatā ir dažadas skaņkārto struktūras‎ ― at the base of the melody of the most primitive layer of Latvian folk songs - the talkable songs - there are several tonal structures

Declension

Synonyms

• izcils
• lielisks