"laipns" meaning in Latvian

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Adjective

IPA: [lāīpns] Audio: lv-riga-laipns.ogg
Etymology: From the same stem as the verb lipt (“to stick, to adhere”) (q.v.), from which it was derived (with vowel gradation, like laipa (“footbridge”), and an extra n; compare, without vowel gradation, the dialectal variant lipns). The semantic evolution was probably “sticky, adhesive” > “clingy” > “attentive” > “nice, polite, kind.” Cognates include Lithuanian lipnùs (“sticky, adhesive; nice, kind”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-. Etymology templates: {{m|lv|lipt||to stick, to adhere}} lipt (“to stick, to adhere”), {{m|lv|laipa||footbridge}} laipa (“footbridge”), {{m|la|lipns}} lipns, {{cog|lt|lipnùs||sticky, adhesive; nice, kind}} Lithuanian lipnùs (“sticky, adhesive; nice, kind”), {{uder|lv|ine-pro|*leyp-}} Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|laipnais|comparative|laipnāks|superlative|vislaipnākais|adverb|laipni|cat2=|cat3=}} laipns (definite laipnais, comparative laipnāks, superlative vislaipnākais, adverb laipni), {{lv-adj|laipn}} laipns (definite laipnais, comparative laipnāks, superlative vislaipnākais, adverb laipni) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|laipn|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: laipnais [definite], laipnāks [comparative], vislaipnākais [superlative], laipni [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], laipns [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], laipni [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], laipna [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], laipnas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], laipnu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], laipnus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], laipnu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], laipnas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], laipna [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], laipnu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], laipnas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], laipnu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], laipnam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], laipniem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], laipnai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], laipnām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], laipnu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], laipniem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], laipnu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], laipnām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], laipnā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], laipnos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], laipnā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], laipnās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. nice, polite, kind, friendly, warm, welcoming (one that treats others with attention, sensitivity, kindness, friendliness) Synonyms: lipns [dialectal] Derived forms: laipnība

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "8": "laipnāks",
        "9": "superlative",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "laipns (definite laipnais, comparative laipnāks, superlative vislaipnākais, adverb laipni)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laipn"
      },
      "expansion": "laipns (definite laipnais, comparative laipnāks, superlative vislaipnākais, adverb laipni)",
      "name": "lv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laipn",
        "extrawidth": "-100"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian adjectives",
        "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latvian terms with audio links",
        "Latvian terms with usage examples",
        "Latvian undefined derivations",
        "Latvian words with level intonation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "friendly, nice young man",
          "text": "laipns jaunietis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "welcoming hostess",
          "text": "laipna namamāte",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be courteous, welcoming to the guests",
          "text": "būt laipnam pret viesiem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "would you be so kind as to... (introducing a polite request)",
          "text": "esi, esiet tik laipns..."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nice, polite, kind, friendly, warm, welcoming (one that treats others with attention, sensitivity, kindness, friendliness)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "polite",
          "polite"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ],
        [
          "friendly",
          "friendly"
        ],
        [
          "warm",
          "warm"
        ],
        [
          "welcoming",
          "welcoming"
        ],
        [
          "treat",
          "treat#English"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention#English"
        ],
        [
          "sensitivity",
          "sensitivity#English"
        ],
        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness#English"
        ],
        [
          "friendliness",
          "friendliness#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lāīpns]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-laipns.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/Lv-riga-laipns.ogg/Lv-riga-laipns.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Lv-riga-laipns.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "lipns"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laipns"
}

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