"dārgs" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Latvian]

IPA: [dàːɾɡs] Audio: lv-riga-dārgs.ogg
Etymology: There are differing suggestions on the origin of this term, the most likely of which is to derive it from Proto-Indo-European *der-, *dor- (“to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice”) (whence also dergties (“to feel disgusted”), q.v.), with an extra gʰ, from which Proto-Baltic *darg- > *dargs > dārgs (with lengthening from the intonation on -àr- > -ā̀r). The original meaning could have been “which got torn, became unpleasant” (compare Lithuanian dargùs (“disgusting, unpleasant”), Latvian derdzīgs (“hideous”)) > “unpleasantly high (price, reward)” > “expensive, having high value, valuable”, from which metaphorically “dear, beloved”. Note that the “beloved” meaning is relatively recent: it is not typical of old folkloric language. Other scholars, however, derive dārgs from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, to prop, to support”). A third suggestion is that this stem is a Slavic innovation (with “dear, beloved” as the original meaning), from which it was borrowed into Baltic. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *dorgъ (“expensive, dear, beloved”) (Old Church Slavonic драгъ (dragŭ), Russian дорого́й (dorogój), Belarusian дарагі́ (darahí), Ukrainian дороги́й (dorohýj), Bulgarian драг (drag), Czech drahý, Polish drogi). Etymology templates: {{uder|lv|ine-pro|*der-}} Proto-Indo-European *der-, {{m|ine-pro|*dor-||to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice}} *dor- (“to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice”), {{m|lv|dergties||to feel disgusted}} dergties (“to feel disgusted”), {{uder|lv|bat-pro|*darg-}} Proto-Baltic *darg-, {{m|lv|*dargs}} *dargs, {{m|lv|dārgs}} dārgs, {{cog|lt|dargùs||disgusting, unpleasant}} Lithuanian dargùs (“disgusting, unpleasant”), {{cog|lv|derdzīgs||hideous}} Latvian derdzīgs (“hideous”), {{m|lv|dārgs}} dārgs, {{m|ine-pro|*dʰer-||to hold, to prop, to support}} *dʰer- (“to hold, to prop, to support”), {{cog|sla-pro|*dorgъ||expensive, dear, beloved}} Proto-Slavic *dorgъ (“expensive, dear, beloved”), {{cog|cu|драгъ}} Old Church Slavonic драгъ (dragŭ), {{cog|ru|дорого́й}} Russian дорого́й (dorogój), {{cog|be|дарагі́}} Belarusian дарагі́ (darahí), {{cog|uk|дороги́й}} Ukrainian дороги́й (dorohýj), {{cog|bg|драг}} Bulgarian драг (drag), {{cog|cs|drahý}} Czech drahý, {{cog|pl|drogi}} Polish drogi Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|dārgais|comparative|dārgāks|superlative|visdārgākais|adverb|dārgi|cat2=|cat3=}} dārgs (definite dārgais, comparative dārgāks, superlative visdārgākais, adverb dārgi), {{lv-adj|dārg}} dārgs (definite dārgais, comparative dārgāks, superlative visdārgākais, adverb dārgi) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|dārg|extrawidth=-80}} Forms: dārgais [definite], dārgāks [comparative], visdārgākais [superlative], dārgi [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], dārgs [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], dārgi [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], dārga [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], dārgas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], dārgu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], dārgus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], dārgu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], dārgas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], dārga [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], dārgu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], dārgas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], dārgu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], dārgam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], dārgiem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], dārgai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], dārgām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], dārgu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], dārgiem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], dārgu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], dārgām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], dārgā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], dārgos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], dārgā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], dārgās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. expensive, costly (having a high price, for which one must pay very much)
    Sense id: en-dārgs-lv-adj-FUNVYUrm Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 34 39 10 17 Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 20 22 28 30
  2. expensive, costly (which takes a lot of money for its services, realization, maintenance)
    Sense id: en-dārgs-lv-adj-~G8NDu02 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 34 43 7 17 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 34 39 10 17 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 27 48 9 16 Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 20 22 28 30
  3. dear, important, valuable, precious (having great significance, high value; being difficult to find)
    Sense id: en-dārgs-lv-adj-Fz9xZwfp Categories (other): Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 20 22 28 30
  4. dear, cherished, precious, beloved (that about which one has strong feelings)
    Sense id: en-dārgs-lv-adj-8b9viBmL Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 34 39 10 17 Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 20 22 28 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bagāts, vērtīgs Derived forms: dārdzība, dārgakmens, dārgums

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lēts"
    },
    {
      "word": "nabags"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "4": "expensive, dear, beloved"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "драгъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic драгъ (dragŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "дорого́й"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian дорого́й (dorogój)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "дарагі́"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "дороги́й"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian дороги́й (dorohýj)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "драг"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian драг (drag)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "drahý"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech drahý",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "drogi"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish drogi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "dārgais",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgāks",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "visdārgākais",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgi",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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    },
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dārgās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "10": "visdārgākais",
        "11": "adverb",
        "12": "dārgi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "dārgais",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "dārgāks",
        "9": "superlative",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dārgs (definite dārgais, comparative dārgāks, superlative visdārgākais, adverb dārgi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dārg"
      },
      "expansion": "dārgs (definite dārgais, comparative dārgāks, superlative visdārgākais, adverb dārgi)",
      "name": "lv-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dārg",
        "extrawidth": "-80"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "_dis": "34 39 10 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 22 28 30",
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          "name": "Latvian words with falling intonation",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "prohibitively expensive",
          "text": "pārmērīgi dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "how expensive (is it)? how much does it cost?",
          "text": "cik dārgs?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive ring, clothes",
          "text": "dārgs gredzens, tērps",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive fur, candy",
          "text": "dārgas kažokādas, konfektes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive laboratory equipment",
          "text": "dārga laboratorijas iekārta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to smoke expensive cigars",
          "text": "smēķēt dārgus cigārus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive apartment",
          "text": "dārgs dzīvoklis",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expensive, costly (having a high price, for which one must pay very much)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high#English"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price#English"
        ],
        [
          "pay",
          "pay#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 43 7 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 39 10 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
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            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 22 28 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with falling intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "expensive tradesman, artisan",
          "text": "dārgs meistars, amatnieks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive life",
          "text": "dārga dzīve",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive, costly pleasures",
          "text": "dārgas izpriecas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expensive, costly (which takes a lot of money for its services, realization, maintenance)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dārgs-lv-adj-~G8NDu02",
      "links": [
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          "expensive",
          "expensive"
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        [
          "costly",
          "costly"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take#English"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money#English"
        ],
        [
          "services",
          "services#English"
        ],
        [
          "realization",
          "realization#English"
        ],
        [
          "maintenance",
          "maintenance#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with falling intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "peace is dear, important to the people of the world",
          "text": "pasaules tautām miers ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "every drop of water is dear, important",
          "text": "katrs ūdens piliens ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "time, every moment is dear, important",
          "text": "laiks, katrs bridis, mirklis ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "dear, important, valuable, precious (having great significance, high value; being difficult to find)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "valuable",
          "valuable"
        ],
        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great#English"
        ],
        [
          "significance",
          "significance#English"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high#English"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value#English"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult#English"
        ],
        [
          "find",
          "find#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Latvian words with falling intonation",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "dear, cherished memories",
          "text": "dārgas atmiņas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "my dear, beloved child",
          "text": "mans dārgais bērns",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "dear guests!",
          "text": "dārgie viesi!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "most cherished, beloved person",
          "text": "visdārgākais cilvēks",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
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        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ],
        [
          "feeling",
          "feeling#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[dàːɾɡs]"
    },
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      "audio": "lv-riga-dārgs.ogg",
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      "word": "bagāts"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vērtīgs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dārgs"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lēts"
    },
    {
      "word": "nabags"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Latvian adjectives",
    "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
    "Latvian lemmas",
    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Baltic",
    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latvian terms with audio links",
    "Latvian undefined derivations",
    "Latvian words with falling intonation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dārdzība"
    },
    {
      "word": "dārgakmens"
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    {
      "word": "dārgums"
    }
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      "name": "uder"
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        "4": "to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice"
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        "4": "to feel disgusted"
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      "expansion": "*dargs",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
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      "expansion": "dārgs",
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    {
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        "2": "dargùs",
        "3": "",
        "4": "disgusting, unpleasant"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "hideous"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "dārgs"
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      "expansion": "dārgs",
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        "4": "to hold, to prop, to support"
      },
      "expansion": "*dʰer- (“to hold, to prop, to support”)",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "expensive, dear, beloved"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "драгъ"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "дорого́й"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian дорого́й (dorogój)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "дарагі́"
      },
      "expansion": "Belarusian дарагі́ (darahí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "дороги́й"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian дороги́й (dorohýj)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "драг"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian драг (drag)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "drahý"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech drahý",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "drogi"
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      "expansion": "Polish drogi",
      "name": "cog"
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        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "dārgas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dārgam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dārgu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "masculine",
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        "indefinite",
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        "vocative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "english": "prohibitively expensive",
          "text": "pārmērīgi dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "how expensive (is it)? how much does it cost?",
          "text": "cik dārgs?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "expensive ring, clothes",
          "text": "dārgs gredzens, tērps",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive fur, candy",
          "text": "dārgas kažokādas, konfektes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive laboratory equipment",
          "text": "dārga laboratorijas iekārta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to smoke expensive cigars",
          "text": "smēķēt dārgus cigārus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive apartment",
          "text": "dārgs dzīvoklis",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "expensive, costly (having a high price, for which one must pay very much)"
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        {
          "english": "expensive tradesman, artisan",
          "text": "dārgs meistars, amatnieks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive life",
          "text": "dārga dzīve",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "expensive, costly pleasures",
          "text": "dārgas izpriecas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "expensive, costly (which takes a lot of money for its services, realization, maintenance)"
      ],
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        [
          "costly",
          "costly"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take#English"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money#English"
        ],
        [
          "services",
          "services#English"
        ],
        [
          "realization",
          "realization#English"
        ],
        [
          "maintenance",
          "maintenance#English"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "peace is dear, important to the people of the world",
          "text": "pasaules tautām miers ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "every drop of water is dear, important",
          "text": "katrs ūdens piliens ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "time, every moment is dear, important",
          "text": "laiks, katrs bridis, mirklis ir dārgs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, important, valuable, precious (having great significance, high value; being difficult to find)"
      ],
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        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
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        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "valuable",
          "valuable"
        ],
        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great#English"
        ],
        [
          "significance",
          "significance#English"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high#English"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value#English"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult#English"
        ],
        [
          "find",
          "find#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "dear, cherished memories",
          "text": "dārgas atmiņas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "my dear, beloved child",
          "text": "mans dārgais bērns",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "dear guests!",
          "text": "dārgie viesi!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "most cherished, beloved person",
          "text": "visdārgākais cilvēks",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, cherished, precious, beloved (that about which one has strong feelings)"
      ],
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        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
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        [
          "cherished",
          "cherished"
        ],
        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ],
        [
          "feeling",
          "feeling#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[dàːɾɡs]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-dārgs.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/Lv-riga-d%C4%81rgs.ogg/Lv-riga-d%C4%81rgs.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Lv-riga-d%C4%81rgs.ogg"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bagāts"
    },
    {
      "word": "vērtīgs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dārgs"
}

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