Latvian

Adjective

žirgts (def. žirgtais, comp. žirgtāks, sup. visžirgtākais; adv. žirgti)

1. lively, vivacious, brisk, sprightly, healthy, active, alert (having strength and vitality; being ready for action)

   slimnieks šodien ir itin žirgts‎ ― the patient is quite lively today

   žirgts kumeļš, teļš‎ ― brisk, sprightly colt, calf

   Laimdotas māte vēl bija gluži žirgta, taču ne pārāk steidzīga‎ ― Laimdota's mother was still quite sprightly, but not very hasty

   mazie, žirgtie pīlēni pēkstēdami veikli skraida viņai pakaļ‎ ― the small, vivacious little ducklings deftly ran after her (= their mother)

2. lively, vivacious, brisk, sprightly, healthy, active, alert (expressing such qualities; compatible with, predisposing to, such qualities)

   žirgtas acis‎ ― lively, vivacious eyes

   ar žirgtu smaidu‎ ― with a vivacious smile

   no televizora skanēja hokeja komentētāja žirgtā balss‎ ― the hokey commentator's lively voice resounded from the TV set

   sniegs ir drusku piesalis, un žirgtais baltums piedod ielām un parkiem sen neredzētu tīru gaišumu‎ ― the snow had frozen a little, and the vivacious whiteness gave the streets and parks a clean brightness that had not been seen for a long time

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "active"): aktīvs, darbīgs, kustīgs, rosīgs
• (of "lively", "alert"): dzīvs, modrs, možs, mundrs, spirgts

Derived terms

• žirgtums

Related terms

• zirgs

References

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