Latvian

Adjective

dārgs (def. dārgais, comp. dārgāks, sup. visdārgākais; adv. dārgi)

1. expensive, costly (having a high price, for which one must pay very much)

   pārmērīgi dārgs‎ ― prohibitively expensive

   cik dārgs?‎ ― how expensive (is it)? how much does it cost?

   dārgs gredzens, tērps‎ ― expensive ring, clothes

   dārgas kažokādas, konfektes‎ ― expensive fur, candy

   dārga laboratorijas iekārta‎ ― expensive laboratory equipment

   smēķēt dārgus cigārus‎ ― to smoke expensive cigars

   dārgs dzīvoklis‎ ― expensive apartment

2. expensive, costly (which takes a lot of money for its services, realization, maintenance)

   dārgs meistars, amatnieks‎ ― expensive tradesman, artisan

   dārga dzīve‎ ― expensive life

   dārgas izpriecas‎ ― expensive, costly pleasures

3. dear, important, valuable, precious (having great significance, high value; being difficult to find)

   pasaules tautām miers ir dārgs‎ ― peace is dear, important to the people of the world

   katrs ūdens piliens ir dārgs‎ ― every drop of water is dear, important

   laiks, katrs bridis, mirklis ir dārgs‎ ― time, every moment is dear, important

4. dear, cherished, precious, beloved (that about which one has strong feelings)

   dārgas atmiņas‎ ― dear, cherished memories

   mans dārgais bērns‎ ― my dear, beloved child

   dārgie viesi!‎ ― dear guests!

   visdārgākais cilvēks‎ ― most cherished, beloved person

Declension

Synonyms

• bagāts
• vērtīgs

Antonyms

• lēts
• nabags

Derived terms

• dārdzība
• dārgakmens
• dārgums

References

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