izcils

== Latvian == === Etymology === Originally the past participle of a verb *izcilt, from cilt (“to rise”), still attested dialectally (cf. celties “to rise” from transitive celt “to raise”). The original meaning was thus “raised, risen (above others)” > “outstanding.” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [istsils] === Adjective === izcils (definite izcilais, comparative izcilāks, superlative visizcilākais, adverb izcili, izcilu, izcilus) (of people) great, excellent, outstanding, brilliant (having great, above average capacity, skill) izcils zinātnieks ― great, outstanding scientist, scholar izcils sportists ― great, outstanding athlete kādas lieliskas rakstura īpašības bija piemitušas šim izcilajam puisim! ― what great character qualities this excellent boy has! izcilais igauņu valodnieks... atzīmēja savu 85. dzimšanas dienu ― the great Estonian linguist... celebrated his 85. birthday great, excellent, outstanding (above average in quality, importance, significance) izcils panākums ― a great success izcilas spējas ― excellent skills izcili sasniegumi ― outstanding achievements izcila loma ― a prominent role izcils skaistums ― outstanding beauty Mierlauks nebija vis kaut kāds teorētiķis, bet izcils, liels talants ― Mierlauks was not some theoretician, but an outstanding, great talent latviešu tautas garīgās kultūras izcilākie paraugi rodami lietišķajā mākslā ― the most outstanding examples of the spiritual culture of the Latvian people can be found in applied arts humoram ir izcila nozīme jau bērna dzīvē ― humor has a very important role already in a child's life (let alone an adult's) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== lielisks teicams ==== Derived terms ==== izcilnieks, izcilniece izcilība === References ===