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laipns
laipns
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) lipns
Adjective
laipns (def. laipnais, comp. laipnāks, sup. vislaipnākais; adv. laipni)
- nice, polite, kind, friendly, warm, welcoming (one that treats others with attention, sensitivity, kindness, friendliness)
- laipns jaunietis ― friendly, nice young man
- laipna namamāte ― welcoming hostess
- būt laipnam pret viesiem ― to be courteous, welcoming to the guests
- esi, esiet tik laipns... — would you be so kind as to... (introducing a polite request)
- (such that it expresses or reflects such qualities: attention, politeness, kindness, friendliness...)
- laipns smaids ― a kind, warm smile
- runāt laipnā balsī ― to speak with a kind voice
- laipni vārdi ― kind, welcoming words
- laipna uzņemšana ― warm welcome
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of laipns
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | laipns | laipni | laipna | laipnas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | laipnu | laipnus | laipnu | laipnas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | laipna | laipnu | laipnas | laipnu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | laipnam | laipniem | laipnai | laipnām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | laipnu | laipniem | laipnu | laipnām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | laipnā | laipnos | laipnā | laipnās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “laipns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7