ņiprs
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Latvian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
ņiprs (definite ņiprais, comparative ņiprāks, superlative visņiprākais, adverb ņipri)
- nimble, brisk, agile; healthy, physically well developed; mobile, active; jolly, jaunty
- ņiprs puika ― brisk boy
- ņipras kustības ― brisk movements
- ņipras acis ― brisk eyes
- ņipras rokas ― strong, agile arms, hands
- pensionāre vēl tagad pilna ar pulveri; tiešām ugunīga, tāda kaulaina, bet ņipra ― the retired (late) is still (despite her age) full of powder (= active); really fiery, a little scrawny, but nimble, brisk
- kājas vecajai kalēja Dārtai ņipras kā jaunai skuķei ― the legs of the blacksmith's old Dārta (= wife's name) (are) nimble, agile like those of a young woman
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of ņiprs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ņiprs | ņipri | ņipra | ņipras | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ņipru | ņiprus | ņipru | ņipras | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ņipra | ņipru | ņipras | ņipru | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | ņipram | ņipriem | ņiprai | ņiprām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ņipru | ņipriem | ņipru | ņiprām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | ņiprā | ņipros | ņiprā | ņiprās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||