glīts

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === (dialectal form) glīšs === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *glitus, *glītus, from Proto-Indo-European *glīt-, the zero grade of *gley- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”) with an extra -t. From a parallel Baltic yo-stem from *glītyas came Latvian dialectal glīšs. The meaning changed from “slippery” to “smooth; tight-fitting” (a meaning still attested in folk songs), to “pleasant, pretty.” Cognates include Lithuanian glitùs, dialectal glytùs (“slimy, sticky; slick, slippery”), Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós, “sticky, slippery”), Late Latin glus (“glue”), accusative glutem (whence English glue), from earlier Latin glūten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡlîːts] === Adjective === glīts (definite glītais, comparative glītāks, superlative visglītākais, adverb glīti) pretty, handsome, neat, good-looking (corresponding to aesthetic ideals; well, skillfully, carefully made) glīta meitene, sievete, seja ― pretty girl, woman, face glīts dzīvoklis, kostīms ― pretty, neat apartment, costume glīta māja ― pretty, neat house glītas mēbeles ― pretty, neat furniture glīts darbs, rokraksts, adījums ― neat work, handwriting, knit ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== daiļš grezns krāšņs skaists (colloquial) smuks ==== Antonyms ==== neglīts ==== Derived terms ==== glītums, neglītums izglītot, izglītība === References ===