dāsns

Derived from dāt, an old parallel form of dot (“to give”), or perhaps from its (rare) iterative form dāstīt (“to give unthinkingly, wastefully”). The word dāsns was introduced in the literary language by J. Pliekšāns (Rainis) at the end of the 19th century. Some consider it irregularly formed (with ā instead of the expected o); others consider it a Lithuanism. Cognates include Lithuanian dosùs.^[1]

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dāsns (definite dāsnais, comparative dāsnāks, superlative visdāsnākais, adverb dāsni)

1. generous (which gives a lot, easily)

   ar dāsnu roku ― with a generous hand

   dāsns financējums ― generous financing

   dāsna sirds ― a generous heart

   Jehova ir dāsns žēlastībā ― Jehova is generous in grace

2. fruitful, productive

   dāsns rudens ― fruitful autumn

   vasara bijusi dāsna, un izaugušas kuplas ražas ― the summer had been fruitful, it had grown rich crops

   putni pamet pārpilnību, ko sniegusi dāsnā dienvidu saule ― birds abandon the abundance that the fruitful, generous southern sun had provided

3. abundant, rich (in large quantities)

   teātra kritiķa atstātais radošais mantojums dāsns un daudzpusīgs ― the theater critic's creative legacy (was) rich and varied

• auglīgs
• bagātīgs
• devīgs
• produktīvs
• ražīgs, ražens
• (of breeding animals): vaislīgs
• (of work, activities): pateicīgs
• (poetic):: rasmīgs

• dāsnība
• dāsnums