[ʎāūns]
CilmeFrom the stem of the verb ļaut (“to allow, to permit; to tolerate”) (q.v.), with a suffix *-no. The original meaning was probably “allowed (to do as s/he pleased), allowed (to let go)” (compare palaist (“to let go”), palaidnis (“naughty child”)). Cognates include Lithuanian liáunas, liaũnas (“flexible; slim, slender; weal; free, serene”).
- evil, wicked (whose behavior, attitude towards others is hostile, cruel, vile, criminal)
“ļauns cilvēks” — evil person
“viens un tas pats cilvēks var būt vienā brīdī bezgala labs un otrā, neticami ļauns” — the same person can be one moment infintely good, and then, incredibly evil
- evil (expressing hatred, cruelty)
“ļauns smīns” — evil grin
“ļauna sirds” — evil heart, malice
“ļauns prieks” — gloat (lit. evil joy)
- evil, bad (relating to, leading to something very undesirable, misfortune, sorrow; dangerous)
“ļauns liktenis” — evil fate
“ļauns stāvoklis” — bad, twisted condition
“noticis kas ļauns” — something bad happened
- evil, twisted, dark (whose content expresses something hateful, cruel)
“ļauns humors” — twisted, dark humor
“ļauna slava” — infamy (lit. evil fame)
- harmful
“no gundegu sugām pašas indīgākās ir ļaunās gundegas” — of all species of buttercup the most poisonous is the celery-leaved buttercup (lit. evil buttercup)
Formasļaunais(definite) · ļaunāks(comparative) · visļaunākais(superlative) · ļauni(adverb) · ļauns(masculine, nominative, singular) · ļauni(masculine, nominative, plural) · ļauna(feminine, nominative, singular) · ļaunas(feminine, nominative, plural) · ļauna(genitive, masculine, singular) · ļaunu(genitive, masculine, plural) · ļaunas(feminine, genitive, singular) · ļaunu(feminine, genitive, plural) · ļaunam(dative, masculine, singular) · ļauniem(dative, masculine, plural) · ļaunai(dative, feminine, singular) · ļaunām(dative, feminine, plural) · ļaunu(accusative, masculine, singular) · ļaunus(accusative, masculine, plural) · ļaunu(accusative, feminine, singular) · ļaunas(accusative, feminine, plural)