piederīgs
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Latvian
Etymology
From pieder(ēt) + -īgs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
piederīgs (definite piederīgais, comparative piederīgāks, superlative vispiederīgākais, adverb piederīgi)
- suitable, adequate, appropriate
- jādomā, ka nav piederīgāka uzvalka kā Kukažiņai, kura nebūtu Kukažiņa, ja tai, piemēram, trūktu raibā galvas lakata ― presumably (lit. one must think that) there is no more adequate costume than Kukažiņa's, who wouldn't be Kukažiņa if it (= costume), for instance, lacked the multicolored headscarf
- pertaining to, belonging to (e.g., a system, a classification, etc.)
- piederīgs strādnieku šķirai ― belonging to the working class
- no plēsoņu kārtai piederīgām sugām lielāka nozīme vispirms ir lapsai ― form the species belonging to the family of predators, the one having the greatest importance (is) the fox
- (of people) typical, characteristic; naturally belonging to
- cilvēkam piederīgas īpašības ― a person's typical, natural properties
- ikkatrai pilsētai savs profils, sava seja, / kaut kas vien vienīgi tai piederīgs ― every city (has) its profile, its face, / something unique characteristic of it
- corresponding, belonging to something, being part of something, intimately linked to something
- apdzīvotā vieta Atkalne, kur atradās skola un citas piederīgas ēkas, bija par mazu, lai oficiāli sauktos par ciematu ― the inhabited place Atkalne, where the school and its corresponding buildings were located, was too small to be officially called a village
- Juris ikkatru vismazāko kustību sajuta tā, it kā ritenis būtu piederīgs ne tikai pie automašīnas, bet arī pie viņa ķermeņa, piesaistīts ar nerviem un asinsvadiem ― Juris felt every little movement as if the wheels belonged not only to the car, but to his own body, (directly) connected to (his) nerves and blood vessels
Usage notes
Piederīgs is often accompanied by a noun ("typical of" + N, "belonging to" + N, etc.). If present, this noun must be the dative case (see above examples).
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of piederīgs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | piederīgs | piederīgi | piederīga | piederīgas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | piederīgu | piederīgus | piederīgu | piederīgas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | piederīga | piederīgu | piederīgas | piederīgu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | piederīgam | piederīgiem | piederīgai | piederīgām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | piederīgu | piederīgiem | piederīgu | piederīgām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | piederīgā | piederīgos | piederīgā | piederīgās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- (of "suitable", "adequate", "appropriate"): atbilstošs, piemērots
- (of "corresponding"): attiecīgs