spulgs

== Latvian == === Etymology === From earlier *spulgts, the past participle of an old (still dialectally attested) verb spulgt (“to shine”), from Proto-Baltic *spelg-, *spilg-, *spulg- (whence also spilgts), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *spel-, *spʰel- (“to shine”) with an extra g. Cognates include Sanskrit स्फुलिङ्ग (sphuliṅga, “spark”) (< *spʰ(e)li-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [spûlks] === Adjective === spulgs (definite spulgais, comparative spulgāks, superlative visspulgākais, adverb spulgi) (of light, light sources) bright, clear, shining (which emits clear, crisp light) spulgas zvaigznes ― bright, clear stars spulga uguns ― bright, clear fire spulgs rīts ― bright, clear morning spulga un kvēla saule kaist debesīs ― a bright, fierce sun burns in the sky atausa spulgā rīta gaisma un daba modās dzīvei ― the bright morning light dawned and nature woke up to life (of other objects) bright, clear, shining (which reflects clear, crisp light) spulgs ezers ― bright, clear lake spulgs diamants ― bright, shiny diamond kūtī stāvēja brūns teliņš un spulgām acīm skatījās no telpas pustumsas ― in the barn a little brown calf stood and looked with bright eyes from the semi-darkness of the room pagriezusi galvu uz durvju pusi, viņa paskatījās manī spulgu, priecīgu skatienu ― turning (her) head towards the door, she looked at me with a bright, happy look iestājās klusums, kurā Ausmas plaksti bija nolaisti, un tādēļ Kārlis neredzēja spulgo mirdzumu viņas acīs ― there was a silence during which Ausma's eyelids were lowerd, and so Kārlis did not see the bright glow in her eyes ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "bright"): gaišs, spīdīgs, spilgts, spodrs, spožs (of "clear", "crisp"): skaidrs, dzidrs ==== Antonyms ==== blāvs nespodrs tumšs ==== Derived terms ==== spulgums ==== Related terms ==== spalgs spilgts spuldze spulga spulgot === References ===