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Latvian
Etymology
From nāve (“death”) + -īgs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nāvīgs (definite nāvīgais, comparative nāvīgāks, superlative visnāvīgākais, adverb nāvīgi)
- mortal, deadly, fatal (which causes death; very dangerous to life)
- nāvīgs ievainojums ― fatal injury
- nāvīga gāze ― deadly gas
- nāvīgi tvaiki ― deadly fumes
- nāvīgs ierocis ― mortal weapon
- (figuratively, colloquial) mortal; very serious, difficult
- nāvīgs ienaidnieks ― mortal enemy
- ar nāvīgu naidu balsī saka: “Paņemiet savas mantas un vācieties!” ― with a voice of deadly hatred he said: “pick up your things and get going!”
- nāvīgi smagi eksāmeni šopavasar: materiālu pretestība, teorētiskā mehānika, augstākā matemātika ― mortally heavy (= hard, difficult) exams this spring: material resistance, theoretical mechanics, higher mathematics
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