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Latvian
Etymology
Originally the past participle of a verb *izcilt, from cilt (“to rise”), still attested dialectally (cf. celties “to rise” from transitive celt “to raise”). The original meaning was thus “raised, risen (above others)” > “outstanding.”
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izcils (definite izcilais, comparative izcilāks, superlative visizcilākais, adverb izcili, izcilu, izcilus)
- (of people) great, excellent, outstanding, brilliant (having great, above average capacity, skill)
- izcils zinātnieks ― great, outstanding scientist, scholar
- izcils sportists ― great, outstanding athlete
- kādas lieliskas rakstura īpašības bija piemitušas šim izcilajam puisim! ― what great character qualities this excellent boy has!
- izcilais igauņu valodnieks... atzīmēja savu 85. dzimšanas dienu ― the great Estonian linguist... celebrated his 85. birthday
- great, excellent, outstanding (above average in quality, importance, significance)
- izcils panākums ― a great success
- izcilas spējas ― excellent skills
- izcili sasniegumi ― outstanding achievements
- izcila loma ― a prominent role
- izcils skaistums ― outstanding beauty
- Mierlauks nebija vis kaut kāds teorētiķis, bet izcils, liels talants ― Mierlauks was not some theoretician, but an outstanding, great talent
- latviešu tautas garīgās kultūras izcilākie paraugi rodami lietišķajā mākslā ― the most outstanding examples of the spiritual culture of the Latvian people can be found in applied arts
- humoram ir izcila nozīme jau bērna dzīvē ― humor has a very important role already in a child's life (let alone an adult's)
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