turīgs

== Latvian == === Etymology === From tur(ēt) (“to hold”) +‎ -īgs, in which turēt still has the meaning of “to have,” “to possess,” attested in folk tales and in older written sources. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === turīgs (definite turīgais, comparative turīgāks, superlative visturīgākais, adverb turīgi) (of people) well off, rich, wealthy (having good material conditions, having many valuable possessions) turīgs cilvēks ― wealthy person turīga ģimene ― wealthy family kļūt turīgam ― to become rich, wealthy Par Mežkalnu tēvu runājot, jāsaka, ka viņš bija turīgs' saimnieks ― speaking about father Mežkalns (= the head of the Mežkalns family), it must be said that he was a wealthy farmer (of life, time periods) wealthy, rich (having to do with, characterized by, good material circumstances, material goods, property) turīga dzīve, nākotne ― wealthy life, future ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bagāts mantīgs ==== Antonyms ==== mazturīgs nabags, nabadzīgs nemantīgs trūcīgs ==== Derived terms ==== turība === References ===