blīvs

== Latvian == === Etymology === A 20th-century derivation by back-formation from the adverb blīviski (“densely”), short form blīvi, itself a 19th-century derivation from the verb blīvēt (“to pack tightly, to make dense”), an 18th-century borrowing from Low German flīen, Middle Low German vlīen or Middle Dutch vlijen (“to order, stack, lay down in layers”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [blīːws] === Adjective === blīvs (definite blīvais, comparative blīvāks, superlative visblīvākais, adverb blīvi) dense, compact, thick (such that its parts are tight, very close to each other) blīva viela ― dense, thick substance, material blīva masa ― dense mass blīva augsne ― compact soil tight, solid, compact, dense (without gaps; pressed, pulled tight, fitting tightly) blīvs audums ― solid, continuous fabric blīvs spraugu pildījums ― solid, dense gap filling logs bija aizklāts ar blīvu aizkaru, un ne mazākais saules stariņš neiespīdēja istabā ― the window was covered with a heavy, tight curtain; not even the slightest ray of sunshine could get into the room beidzot vāvere uzliek ligzdai pamatīgu, blīvu lapu jumtu, lai nesūktos cauri lietus ― finally the squirrel made for (his) nest a roof of dense, compact leaves, so that the rain wouldn't leak through (it) dense, packed (where living beings are very close to each other) blīva drūzma ― dense, packed crowd pavasaros uz Sahalīnas piekrasti dodas tik blīvi siļķu bari, ka uz zivju mugurām stāv kaijas ― in spring such tight, packed herring schools come to the coast of Sakhalin that [seagulls can] stand on the backs of the fish rudeņos blīvā straumē ceļo uz dienvidiem žubītes un citi sīkie putni ― in autumn finches and other small birds travel south in a dense stream ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== blīvums === References ===