"spējš" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Latvian]

IPA: [spɛ̀ːjʃ], [spɛ̄ːjʃ]
Etymology: From the same stem as spēt (“to be able to”) (cf. present tense stem spēj-). Cognates include (with a different suffix -r) Lithuanian spė́rus (“quick, fast, hurried, strong”). Etymology templates: {{m|lv|spēt||to be able to}} spēt (“to be able to”), {{cog|lt|spė́rus||quick, fast, hurried, strong}} Lithuanian spė́rus (“quick, fast, hurried, strong”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|spējais|comparative|spējāks|superlative|visspējākais|adverb|spēji|cat2=|cat3=}} spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji), {{lv-adj|spēj}} spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|spēj||š|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: spējais [definite], spējāks [comparative], visspējākais [superlative], spēji [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], spējš [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], spēji [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], spēja [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], spējas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], spēju [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], spējus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], spēju [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], spējas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], spēja [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], spēju [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], spējas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], spēju [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], spējam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], spējiem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], spējai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], spējām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], spēju [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], spējiem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], spēju [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], spējām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], spējā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], spējos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], spējā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], spējās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. sudden, quick (which occurs, takes place quickly, unexpectedly, also violently)
    Sense id: en-spējš-lv-adj-pZdZrWbw Categories (other): Latvian adjectives in -š, Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with falling intonation, Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian adjectives in -š: 70 30 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 96 4 Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 87 13 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 87 13
  2. (of activities, processes) strong and quick
    Sense id: en-spējš-lv-adj-TbNk6pur
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: negaidīts, pēkšņs Related terms: spējums

Inflected forms

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          "english": "sudden surprise",
          "text": "spējš pārsteigums",
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          "english": "sudden turn",
          "text": "spējš pagrieziens",
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          "english": "sudden, quick anger",
          "text": "spējas dusmas",
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          "text": "spējš tvēriens",
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        },
        {
          "text": "kad nu Austriņam nebija nekur jāsteidzas, Blaumannis atplauka spējā priekā ― when Austriņš no longer had to hurry anywhere, Blaumannis brightened in sudden joy",
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          "occur",
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          "takes place",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "spējais",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "spējāks",
        "9": "superlative",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spēj"
      },
      "expansion": "spējš (definite spējais, comparative spējāks, superlative visspējākais, adverb spēji)",
      "name": "lv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spēj",
        "2": "",
        "3": "š",
        "extrawidth": "-100"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "spējums"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sudden surprise",
          "text": "spējš pārsteigums",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "sudden turn",
          "text": "spējš pagrieziens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "sudden, quick anger",
          "text": "spējas dusmas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "sudden, violent blow",
          "text": "spējš tvēriens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kad nu Austriņam nebija nekur jāsteidzas, Blaumannis atplauka spējā priekā ― when Austriņš no longer had to hurry anywhere, Blaumannis brightened in sudden joy",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "with a sudden take-off (= jump), the frog threw itself up(ward)",
          "text": "ar spēju atpsērienu varde pasviedās uz augšu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sudden, quick (which occurs, takes place quickly, unexpectedly, also violently)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sudden",
          "sudden"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "occur",
          "occur#English"
        ],
        [
          "takes place",
          "take place#English"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly#English"
        ],
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly#English"
        ],
        [
          "violent",
          "violent#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as should be expected, a strong, quick Artistic Theater boom emerged immediately after the Great Patriotic War",
          "text": "likumsakarīgi spējš Dailes teātra mākslas uzplaukums iezīmējās tūlīt pēc Lielā Tēvijas kara",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strong and quick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "activities",
          "activity#English"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process#English"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "processes",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of activities, processes) strong and quick"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of activities"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spɛ̀ːjʃ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spɛ̄ːjʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "negaidīts"
    },
    {
      "word": "pēkšņs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spējš"
}

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