Latvian

Adjective

milzīgs (def. milzīgais, comp. milzīgāks, sup. vismilzīgākais; adv. milzīgi)

1. huge, enormous, giant (having very large size)

   milzīga celtne, klints‎ ― huge building, rock

   milzīgs putns‎ ― huge bird

   milzīga zivs‎ ― huge fish

   milzīgs romāns‎ ― huge novel (= having many pages)

   pasaule taču ir milzīga, uz tās tik daudz jūru un okeānu, pilsētu un salu‎ ― but the world is indeed enormous, on it there are so many seas and oceans, cities and islands

2. huge, enormous, giant (having great extension, covering an extraordinarily long distance; (of time) during extraordinarily long)

   milzīgs atvēziens‎ ― a huge swing

   skriet milzīgiem soļiem‎ ― to run with giant steps

   pagājis milzīgs laiks‎ ― a huge (amount of) time (had) passed

3. huge, enormous, giant (largely exceding its usual intensity or average numerical value)

   milzīgs vējš‎ ― huge wind

   milzīga vētra‎ ― huge storm

   milzīgs troksnis‎ ― huge noise

   milzīga masa‎ ― huge mass

   milzīgs spiediens, ātrums‎ ― enormous pressure, speed

   milzīga ražība‎ ― huge productivity

   karaspēka milzīga koncentrācija‎ ― huge concentration of troops

   zvaigžņu attālumi ir milzīgi‎ ― distances of (= between) stars are enormous

4. (of human or animal groups) huge, enormous, giant (composed of a large number of members, elements; having a very large value)

   milzīga armija‎ ― giant army

   milzīgs ganāmpulks‎ ― giant herd (of cattle, sheep)

   milzīgs bars putnu‎ ― giant flock of birds

   milzīgs skaits, skaitlis‎ ― giant number

   milzīgs parāds, kapitāls‎ ― huge debt, capital

   milzīga bagātība‎ ― enormous wealth

   milzīga nauda‎ ― huge (amount of) money

   ap desmit muzikantiem sablīvējies milzīgs skolēnu un pusaudžu pūlis‎ ― a huge crowd of students and teenagers formed around the eight musicians

5. giant, huge, enormous (very important, significant, extraordinary)

   milzīgs trūkums‎ ― a hudge drawback

   milzīga pārticība‎ ― enormous prosperity

   milzīgas briesmas‎ ― great danger

   milzīga dāvana‎ ― a huge gift

6. (of activities) great, giant, huge, enormous (demanding great effort, talent, resources; expressed very strongly, intensively)

   milzīgs darbs‎ ― great, huge work

   milzīga cīņa‎ ― great, huge fight, struggle

   milzīgi uzdevumi‎ ― great tasks, challenges

   milzīga atbildība‎ ― great responsibility

7. (of events, experiences, mental states) huge, enormous, great (demanding much energy, having great impact, important consequences)

   milzīgs pārdzīvojums‎ ― a huge, impressive experience

   milzīgs izbrīns‎ ― a huge surprise

   milzīga interese‎ ― a huge interest

   milzīga pārākuma apziņa‎ ― a huge feeling of superiority

   milzīga bauda‎ ― huge pleasure

   milzīga draudzība‎ ― a great friendship

   milzīga ietekme‎ ― huge influence

   sajūsma bija milzīga‎ ― the enthusiasm was enormous

8. huge, great, very important, very significant

   milzīgs speciālists‎ ― a great specialist

   izvirzīt milzīgus mērķus‎ ― to strive toward huge goals

   notikums ar milzīgu starptautisku nozīmi‎ ― an event with great international significance

9. (adverbial form) very, very much, hugely, greatly, extraordinarily

   dēls pārāk agri pats sev liekas milzīgi gudrs un pieaudzis‎ ― too soon, the son thought himself hugely wise and grown-up

Declension

Synonyms

• gigantisks
• liels
• prāvs

Antonyms

• mazs
• neliels
• sīks

Derived terms

• milzīgums

Related terms

• milzenis, milzene
• milzis, milze
• milzu, milzum, milzums
• milzt