[dzîːws]
CilmeFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷiwós, *gʷih₃wós (“living, alive”), from *gʷey-, *gʷī- (“alive; to live”) (whence also dzīt (“to heal”); q.v.) with a suffix -wo.
Cognates include Lithuanian gývas, Old Prussian gijwans, geiwans (“alive (acc. pl.)”), Sudovian giwatti (“to live”) (< *gīvati), Proto-Slavic *živъ (Old Church Slavonic живъ (živŭ), Russian жив (živ)), Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (either with a different suffix -k(w)o- or with h₃w > kw strengthening; Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 (qius), English quick, Swedish kvick (“fast”), German keck (“sassy, cheeky”)), Sanskrit जीव (jīva), Latin vīvus (< *gʷīwos), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), Proto-Celtic *biwos (Irish beo (“alive”), bia (“food”), Welsh byw).
- living, alive (that which lives)
“dzīva būtne” — living being
“dzīvs organisms” — living organism
“dzīvā daba” — living nature (= the animal and vegetal kingdoms)
- living, alive
“dzīvi ziedi” — living flowers (i.e., natural, not artificial)
“kamēr augs ir dzīvs, saknes un stumbrs aug arvien lielāki un palielinās lapu skaits” — as long as the plant is alive, the roots and the trunk grow larger and larger and the number of leaves increases
- living, alive (not dead, still working)
“dzīva šūna” — living cell
“dzīvi audi” — living tissues
“dzīvs zobs” — living tooth
- the living (those who are alive)
“dzīvie un mirušie” — the living and the dead
“atrasties starp dvīvajiem” — to be among the living
- lively, active, jolly (which quickly reacts to external stimuli; expressing such capacity of reaction)
“dzīvas acis” — lively eyes
“dzīva sejas izteiksme” — lively facial expression
“siltumā un pie kārtīga ēdiena zēns kļuva dzīvāks un jautrāks” — with warmth and good food the boy became livelier and more cheerful
- bustling, intense, active, busy
“dzīva satiskme” — intense, heavy traffic
“dzīva šoseja” — full, busy highway
“dzīva kustība uz ielām” — intense movement on the streets
- lively, intense
“dzīvas sarunas” — lively conversation
“dzīva izrāde” — lively show
“dzīva diskusija notika Arodbiedrību nama Kolonnu zālē” — a lively discussion took place in the Column hall of the House of Trade Unions
- lively, intense, strong, powerful
“dzīva iztēle, fantāzija” — lively imagination, fantasy
“dzīva interese” — lively, strong interest
- usuallylively, expressive, intensive
“dzīva glezna” — alive, expressive painting
“ilustrācijas kopā ar paskaidrojošo tekstu grāmatā ir ļoti dzīvas” — the illustrations together with the explanatory text in the book are very alive, expressive
- living, lively (very similar to reality; very impressive)
“dzīvas atmiņas” — lively, intense, impressive memories
“šis bija viens no tiem briesmīgajiem sapņiem, kuri tik dzīvi un skaidri kā pati dzīve” — this was one of those terrible dreams which are as alive and clear as life itself
- intact, untouched, safe; (of money) unspent; (of memories) well maintained
“nez vai jel mājas vairs būs dzīvas” — who knows if the houses will still be alive (= intact, unharmed)
“pērnēja gada alga man vēl tāpat dzīva” — my last year's salary is still as it were alive (= unspent)
“gadi ir aizgājuši, bet senā sajūta vēl vienmēr dzīva” — years have passed, but the old feeling is still always alive
- colloquialsuch that there is a lot of it, without impurities, admixtures
“ēst dzīvus taukus” — to eat living (= pure) fat
“ēst dzīvu sāli” — to eat living salt (i.e., to eat food with a lot of salt)
“dzīva nauda, balta nauda” — living money, white money (both meaning “a lot of money”)
Formasdzīvais(definite) · dzīvāks(comparative) · visdzīvākais(superlative) · dzīvi(adverb) · dzīvs(masculine, nominative, singular) · dzīvi(masculine, nominative, plural) · dzīva(feminine, nominative, singular) · dzīvas(feminine, nominative, plural) · dzīva(genitive, masculine, singular) · dzīvu(genitive, masculine, plural) · dzīvas(feminine, genitive, singular) · dzīvu(feminine, genitive, plural) · dzīvam(dative, masculine, singular) · dzīviem(dative, masculine, plural) · dzīvai(dative, feminine, singular) · dzīvām(dative, feminine, plural) · dzīvu(accusative, masculine, singular) · dzīvus(accusative, masculine, plural) · dzīvu(accusative, feminine, singular) · dzīvas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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