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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as spēt (“to be able to”) (cf. present tense stem spēj-). Cognates include (with a different suffix -r) Lithuanian spė́rus (“quick, fast, hurried, strong”).[1]
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Adjective
spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji)
- sudden, quick (which occurs, takes place quickly, unexpectedly, also violently)
- spējš pārsteigums ― sudden surprise
- spējš pagrieziens ― sudden turn
- spējas dusmas ― sudden, quick anger
- spējš tvēriens ― sudden, violent blow
- kad nu Austriņam nebija nekur jāsteidzas, Blaumannis atplauka spējā priekā ― when Austriņš no longer had to hurry anywhere, Blaumannis brightened in sudden joy
- ar spēju atpsērienu varde pasviedās uz augšu ― with a sudden take-off (= jump), the frog threw itself up(ward)
- (of activities, processes) strong and quick
- likumsakarīgi spējš Dailes teātra mākslas uzplaukums iezīmējās tūlīt pēc Lielā Tēvijas kara ― as should be expected, a strong, quick Artistic Theater boom emerged immediately after the Great Patriotic War
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