From a variant *spalg- of Proto-Baltic *spelg-, *spilg-, *spulg- (whence also spilgts), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *spel-, *spʰel- (“to shine”) with an extra g. The original meaning was, as that of its cognates spilgts and spulgs, “bright, shiny,” from which it metaphorically evolved into “very loud, sharp.” Cognates include Lithuanian spal̃gė, spal̃gena, spal̃genas (“cranberry”) (< “bright, shiny berry”)
spalgs (definite spalgais, comparative spalgāks, superlative visspalgākais, adverb spalgi)
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | spalgs | spalgi | spalga | spalgas | |
genitive | spalga | spalgu | spalgas | spalgu | |
dative | spalgam | spalgiem | spalgai | spalgām | |
accusative | spalgu | spalgus | spalgu | spalgas | |
instrumental | spalgu | spalgiem | spalgu | spalgām | |
locative | spalgā | spalgos | spalgā | spalgās | |
vocative | — | — | — | — |
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | spalgais | spalgie | spalgā | spalgās | |
genitive | spalgā | spalgo | spalgās | spalgo | |
dative | spalgajam | spalgajiem | spalgajai | spalgajām | |
accusative | spalgo | spalgos | spalgo | spalgās | |
instrumental | spalgo | spalgajiem | spalgo | spalgajām | |
locative | spalgajā | spalgajos | spalgajā | spalgajās | |
vocative | spalgo, spalgais | spalgie | spalgo, spalgā | spalgās |