"blīvs" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Latvian]

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Etymology: A 20th-century derivation by back-formation from the adverb blīviski (“densely”), short form blīvi, itself a 19th-century derivation from the verb blīvēt (“to pack tightly, to make dense”), an 18th-century borrowing from Low German flīen, Middle Low German vlīen or Middle Dutch vlijen (“to order, stack, lay down in layers”). Etymology templates: {{m|lv|blīviski||densely}} blīviski (“densely”), {{m|lv|blīvi}} blīvi, {{m|lv|blīvēt||to pack tightly, to make dense}} blīvēt (“to pack tightly, to make dense”), {{uder|lv|nds|flien|flīen}} Low German flīen, {{uder|lv|gml|vlien|vlīen}} Middle Low German vlīen, {{uder|lv|dum|vlijen||to order, stack, lay down in layers}} Middle Dutch vlijen (“to order, stack, lay down in layers”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|blīvais|comparative|blīvāks|superlative|visblīvākais|adverb|blīvi|cat2=|cat3=}} blīvs (definite blīvais, comparative blīvāks, superlative visblīvākais, adverb blīvi), {{lv-adj|blīv}} blīvs (definite blīvais, comparative blīvāks, superlative visblīvākais, adverb blīvi) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|blīv|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: blīvais [definite], blīvāks [comparative], visblīvākais [superlative], blīvi [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], blīvs [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], blīvi [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], blīva [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], blīvas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], blīvu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], blīvus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], blīvu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], blīvas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], blīva [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], blīvu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], blīvas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], blīvu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], blīvam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], blīviem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], blīvai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], blīvām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], blīvu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], blīviem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], blīvu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], blīvām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], blīvā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], blīvos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], blīvā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], blīvās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. dense, compact, thick (such that its parts are tight, very close to each other) Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-blīvs-lv-adj-3PgE80NR Disambiguation of Physics: 30 38 32 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with level intonation, Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 43 11 46 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 37 23 39 Disambiguation of Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters: 38 22 41
  2. tight, solid, compact, dense (without gaps; pressed, pulled tight, fitting tightly) Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-blīvs-lv-adj-5O4dH3-W Disambiguation of Physics: 30 38 32 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with level intonation, Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 43 11 46 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 37 23 39 Disambiguation of Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters: 38 22 41
  3. dense, packed (where living beings are very close to each other) Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-blīvs-lv-adj-ctp4hz~X Disambiguation of Physics: 30 38 32 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with level intonation, Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 43 11 46 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Latvian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 37 23 39 Disambiguation of Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters: 38 22 41
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Derived forms: blīvums

Inflected forms

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          "text": "blīva viela",
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          "english": "compact soil",
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          "text": "blīvs audums",
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          "text": "blīvs spraugu pildījums",
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          "text": "logs bija aizklāts ar blīvu aizkaru, un ne mazākais saules stariņš neiespīdēja istabā",
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          "english": "finally the squirrel made for (his) nest a roof of dense, compact leaves, so that the rain wouldn't leak through (it)",
          "text": "beidzot vāvere uzliek ligzdai pamatīgu, blīvu lapu jumtu, lai nesūktos cauri lietus",
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          "english": "in spring such tight, packed herring schools come to the coast of Sakhalin that [seagulls can] stand on the backs of the fish",
          "text": "pavasaros uz Sahalīnas piekrasti dodas tik blīvi siļķu bari, ka uz zivju mugurām stāv kaijas",
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          "english": "in autumn finches and other small birds travel south in a dense stream",
          "text": "rudeņos blīvā straumē ceļo uz dienvidiem žubītes un citi sīkie putni",
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          "text": "blīva viela",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "dense mass",
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          "english": "compact soil",
          "text": "blīva augsne",
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          "text": "blīvs audums",
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        },
        {
          "english": "solid, dense gap filling",
          "text": "blīvs spraugu pildījums",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the window was covered with a heavy, tight curtain; not even the slightest ray of sunshine could get into the room",
          "text": "logs bija aizklāts ar blīvu aizkaru, un ne mazākais saules stariņš neiespīdēja istabā",
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        },
        {
          "english": "finally the squirrel made for (his) nest a roof of dense, compact leaves, so that the rain wouldn't leak through (it)",
          "text": "beidzot vāvere uzliek ligzdai pamatīgu, blīvu lapu jumtu, lai nesūktos cauri lietus",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ],
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        ],
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        },
        {
          "english": "in spring such tight, packed herring schools come to the coast of Sakhalin that [seagulls can] stand on the backs of the fish",
          "text": "pavasaros uz Sahalīnas piekrasti dodas tik blīvi siļķu bari, ka uz zivju mugurām stāv kaijas",
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        },
        {
          "english": "in autumn finches and other small birds travel south in a dense stream",
          "text": "rudeņos blīvā straumē ceļo uz dienvidiem žubītes un citi sīkie putni",
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}

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