See laipns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "laipno",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajiem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "laipno",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajos",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnajās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "laipno",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnais",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnie",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "laipno",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "laipnās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "lipns",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"10": "vislaipnākais",
"11": "adverb",
"12": "laipni",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "definite",
"6": "laipnais",
"7": "comparative",
"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"
}
],
"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 derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyp-",
"Latvian terms with usage examples",
"Latvian undefined derivations",
"Latvian words with level intonation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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0,
8
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10,
14
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0,
6
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],
"english": "friendly, nice young man",
"text": "laipns jaunietis",
"type": "example"
},
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0,
9
]
],
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0,
6
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],
"english": "welcoming hostess",
"text": "laipna namamāte",
"type": "example"
},
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15
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17,
26
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4,
11
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"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"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "[lāīpns]"
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Lv-riga-laipns.ogg"
}
],
"word": "laipns"
}
Download raw JSONL data for laipns meaning in Latvian (8.8kB)
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