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Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *isas, *insas, from Proto-Indo-European *eis-, *is- (“to move fast, forcefully, to drive”) (from earlier “to hit, to move, to drive”). This root may have resulted from metathesis of *sei- (“to extend one's arms; strain, strength”), whence sist (“to hit”). Semantic development: “to hit, to move” > “to knock down, to reduce (with a blow)” > “made smaller, shorter” (participle). Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal įsas, Old Prussian insan (accusative), Sanskrit ईषत् (iṣát, “a little, a few”) (< *iṇst).[1]
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Adjective
īss (definite īsais, comparative īsāks, superlative visīsākais, adverb īsi)
- short (having relatively little length, less than average length)
- īsas piedurknes ― short sleeves
- īsa pātaga ― short whip
- īsi svārki ― short skirt
- īsie viļņi, īsviļņi ― shortwaves
- īss stāsts, dzejolis — short story, poem
- short, laconic
- īsos vārdos ― in short, in sum, briefly (lit. in short words)
- short, brief (lasting relatively little time, having relatively little duration; syn. neilgs)
- pēc īsiem saules mirkļiem ― after brief moments of sun(shine)
- ziemas dienas ir īsas ― winter days are short
- īsa izrāde ― short show
- īss koncerts ― short concert
- īsa saruna ― short conversation
- short (which goes, ends quickly, insufficiently long)
- dzīve taču ir tik īsa kā decembra diena ― but life is as short as a December day
- bišu mūžs ir īss, tikai daži mēneši ― bee life is short, only a few months
- (of feelings, states, relations) short-lived, insufficient
- mana laime bija īsa ― my happiness was short
- (phonetics, phonology) short (pronounced with relatively little duration)
- īss patskanis ― short vowel
- īsa zilbe ― short syllable
- short, brief (lasting only a few moments)
- īss svilpiens ― short whistle
- īsa skaņa, nopūta ― short sound, sigh
- (of motion) short, quick (small, but fast)
- ar īsu žestu tas aicināja viņu apsēsties sev pretim ― with a short, quick gesture that one invited him to sit down next to him
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