adjektīvs

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See also: adjektivs and Adjektivs

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin adiectīvus (adjective).

Pronunciation

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Noun

adjektīvs m (1st declension)

  1. (grammar) adjective (a word used to qualify or modify a noun)
    adjektīvu locīšanaadjective declension, inflection
    adjektīvu salīdzināmās pakāpesthe comparative degree of adjectives

Usage notes

Apparently, adjektīvs is used only in technical (linguistic) writings; in most contexts, its synonym īpašības vārds is preferred.

Declension

Synonyms

See also

(parts of speech) runas daļas; īpašības vārds / adjektīvs, apstākļa vārds / adverbs, artikuls, saiklis / konjunkcija, izsauksmes vārds / interjekcija, lietvārds / substantīvs, skaitļa vārds / numerālis, partikula, prievārds / prepozīcija, vietniekvārds / pronomens, darbības vārds / verbs (Category: lv:Parts of speech)