[ʒiɡls]
CilmeBorrowed from Lithuanian žiglùs (“quick, fast”).
- fast, quick, swift, agile (capable of traveling long distances in a short amount of time)
“bet meiteni puisis meklēja žiglu kā piekrastes bezdelīgu” — but the young man was looking for a girl as quick as a coastal swallow
“celmu, stumbru caurumos slēpās žiglas caunas, jo te netrūka nedz putnu, nedz sīku dzīvnieku, kam tās uzglūnēja” — in the holes in trees and stumps the quick, agile martens hid, because there was in that place no shortage of birds or small animals to ambush
“bet mākslinieka žiglais zīmulis fiksē dzīves īstenību” — but the artist's quick, agile pencil fixed (= captured) the reality of life
- fast, quick (which happens rapidly; which lasts a short time)
“iet žiglā gaitā” — to go at a quick pace
“Frančesko Skarlati gāja žiglā solī, laikiem negaidīti apstādamies” — Francesco Scarlatti in a quick step (= with quick steps), sometimes stopping unexpectedly
“aplaidusi žiglu skatienu vīriem, viņa droši devās pie pirmā stūrmaņa” — casting a quick glance at the men, she went toward the first mate
Formasžiglais(definite) · žiglāks(comparative) · visžiglākais(superlative) · žigli(adverb) · žigls(masculine, nominative, singular) · žigli(masculine, nominative, plural) · žigla(feminine, nominative, singular) · žiglas(feminine, nominative, plural) · žigla(genitive, masculine, singular) · žiglu(genitive, masculine, plural) · žiglas(feminine, genitive, singular) · žiglu(feminine, genitive, plural) · žiglam(dative, masculine, singular) · žigliem(dative, masculine, plural) · žiglai(dative, feminine, singular) · žiglām(dative, feminine, plural) · žiglu(accusative, masculine, singular) · žiglus(accusative, masculine, plural) · žiglu(accusative, feminine, singular) · žiglas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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