vērtīgs

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Latvian

Etymology

From vērts (worth) +‎ -īgs. First mentioned in 18th-century dictionaries.

Adjective

vērtīgs (definite vērtīgais, comparative vērtīgāks, superlative visvērtīgākais, adverb vērtīgi)

  1. valuable, precious, expensive (having, usually great, monetary value, costing much)
    vērtīgas mēbelesvaluable, expensive furniture
    vērtīgas rotaslietasprecious jewels
    vērtīga koksnevaluable timber, wood
    vērtīgs pārtikas produktsvaluable foodstuffs
  2. valuable (having, usually great, value of non-monetary kind)
    vērtīgs dārbsvaluable work
    vērtīga atziņavaluable lesson, insight
    vērtīga pētījumsvaluable study, research

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References

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