īpašs

== Latvian == === Etymology === Originally a compound, from an old third-person pronominal element *i- (whence also Latvian it, q.v.) and the (reflexive) pronominal element pats. An original u-stem *īpatus became īpats (“peculiar”) (more frequently īpatnējs), while a parallel i-stem form yielded īpašs (such pairs were frequent, sometimes suriving to the present day; cf. e.g. plats and plašs). The meaning has varied throughout time, from “its own,” “self” (17th century) to “s/he/it him/her/itself” (18th century) to finally the modern sense of “special” (19th century). Cognates include Lithuanian ypatùs (“special, peculiar, different”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [īːpaʃ] === Adjective === īpašs (definite īpašais, comparative īpašāks, superlative visīpašākais, adverb īpaši) specific, independent (separate from others) viņam bija uzlikts tas pats ēdiens uz īpaša galdiņa ― he was served the same dish on a special table vārda dienā jau mēdz ierasties bez īpašas aicināšanas! ― people come on (one's) name day without special invitation! special, particular, specific (different from others, from usual) pievērst, veltīt īpašu uzmanību ― to pay special attention šī bija īpaša diena ― this was a special day vai kaut kas īpašs noticis? ― has anything special happened? viņa strādāja labi, ar īpašu dedzību ― she worked well, with special zeal specific, peculiar, unusual, unique, distinct Ārija parausta plecus tādā īpašā manierē, citas meitenes to neprot ― Ārija shrugs (her) shoulds in such a unique manner, the other girls can't do it katra laikmeta dzīve atklājas īpašos konfliktos, īpašos sižetos un tēlos ― the life of every era appears in (its) specific conflicts, in (its) speciic plots and characters tulkojumi ir īpašs literatūras žanrs ar savu specifiku ― translations are a distinct literary genre with its own specificities (adverbial form) especially, specifically, on purpose, deliberately Juzītis pats tikko esot te bijis, īpaši braucis no Rīgas, lai viņu apciemotu! ― Juzītis himself had just been there, (having) traveled from Riga specifically to visit him ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "particular", "peculiar"): īpats, īpatns, īpatnējs, savdabīgs (of "specific", "distinct"): raksturīgs ==== Derived terms ==== īpašība īpašnieks, īpašniece īpašums ==== Related terms ==== īpats, īpatns, īpatnējs pats === References ===