zaglīgs
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Latvian
Etymology
From zaglis (“thief”) + -īgs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
zaglīgs (definite zaglīgais, comparative zaglīgāks, superlative viszaglīgākais, adverb zaglīgi)
- thievish (having a tendency to steal)
- zaglīgs pusaudzis ― thievish teenager
- zaglīgs suns ― thievish dog
- zirgu puisis, zaglīgs, patur labību pats ― the stable boy, thievish, kept the grain for himself
- Krišiņš bija apbrīnojami zaglīgs: viņš zaga un slēpa nezināmās slēptuvēs vajadzīgus un nevajadzīgus sīkumus ― Krišiņš (the little crow) was remarkably thievish: he stole and hid in unknown hideouts necessary and unnecessary little things
- furtive, sneaky, stealthy (trying not to be noticed, seen; such that it makes one less likely to be noticed)
- zaglīga gaita ― sneaky, furtive walk
- zaglīgi soļi ― sneaky, furtive steps
- viņa sāka Jēci un Emmu novērot; viņa kļuva viltīga, zaglīga, centās tos pārsteigt ― she started to observe Jēcis and Emma; she became cunning and sneaky, she tried to surprise them
- viņa pārlaida zaglīgu skatienu māklera dīvainajam tērpam ― she gave a furtive glance at the real estate agent's strange clothes
- tā vien likās, ka tuvumā slēpjas slepena, zaglīga acs ― it just seemed (to him) that in the darkness a secretive, furtive eye was hiding
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of zaglīgs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zaglīgs | zaglīgi | zaglīga | zaglīgas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zaglīgu | zaglīgus | zaglīgu | zaglīgas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zaglīga | zaglīgu | zaglīgas | zaglīgu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | zaglīgam | zaglīgiem | zaglīgai | zaglīgām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zaglīgu | zaglīgiem | zaglīgu | zaglīgām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | zaglīgā | zaglīgos | zaglīgā | zaglīgās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||