spējš

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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).

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Adjective

spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji)

  1. sudden, quick (which occurs, takes place quickly, unexpectedly, also violently)
    spējš pārsteigumssudden surprise
    spējš pagriezienssudden turn
    spējas dusmassudden, quick anger
    spējš tvērienssudden, violent blow
    kad nu Austriņam nebija nekur jāsteidzas, Blaumannis atplauka spējā priekāwhen Austriņš no longer had to hurry anywhere, Blaumannis brightened in sudden joy
    ar spēju atpsērienu varde pasviedās uz augšuwith a sudden take-off (= jump), the frog threw itself up(ward)
  2. (of activities, processes) strong and quick
    likumsakarīgi spējš Dailes teātra mākslas uzplaukums iezīmējās tūlīt pēc Lielā Tēvijas karaas should be expected, a strong, quick Artistic Theater boom emerged immediately after the Great Patriotic War

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “spējš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN