mundrs

A parallel form (with an infix n, maybe originally from Curonian dialects, perhaps under the influence of *mandrs, an older form of modrs, q.v.) of an earlier (and still attested) form mudrs, from Proto-Baltic *mud- with an extra r, from Proto-Indo-European *mewd-, *mūd-, *mud- (“lively, cheerful”), from a stem *mew- (“humid, wet; to wash, to bathe”). German munter (“lively, cheerful, awake”) may have influenced the meaning and the form of this word. Cognates include Lithuanian muñdras, mundrùs, Latin mundus (“clean, shiny”) (< *mundos).

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mundrs (definite mundrais, comparative mundrāks, superlative vismundrākais, adverb mundri)

1. lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (having strength and vitality; being ready for action)

   mundra un dzīvespriecīga meitene ― lively and cheerful girl

   Elga ir mundra un lokana, vaigi piesārtuši no ātrajām kustībām āra gaisā ― Elga ir lively and flexible (= agile, nimble), (her) cheeks red from (her) quick movements in the outside air

   Guba izskatījās mundrs, pašpārliecināts, uzņēmīgs, tāds, kuru nebija iebiedējusi negaidītā nelaime ― Guba looked lively, self-confident, enterprising, as one who is not afraid of unexpected misfortune

2. lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (expressing such qualities; which is compatible with, or predisposes to, such qualities)

   mundrs solis ― lively step(s)

   mundra balss ― lively voice

   mundrs noskaņojums ― lively mood

   mundras kustības ― lively movements

   rosīga un mundra dzīve ― bustling and vibrant life

   mundras marša skaņas ― lively marching sounds

   Magones acis mirdzēja ar dīvainu, pievilcīgu, mundru spēku ― Magone's eyes shone with a strange, attractive, lively strength

   laiks bija lielisks: mundrs vējš pūta kursā ― the weather was great: a lively, brisk wind flew on course

   mundrs zaļums kā viļņiem vien plūst pretī no dārziem, no parkiem, no atāliem pļāviņās ― the lively green flows like waves from the gardens, from the parks, from the aftergrass on the meadows

• (of "active"): aktīvs, darbīgs, rosīgs
• (of "lively, alert"): dzīvs, modrs, možs, spirgts, žirgts

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