"milzis" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

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Etymology: Derived from the verb milzt (“to swell, to grow, to increase”), present tense melzu, from Proto-Baltic *melž-, *milž-, from Proto-Indo-European *melǵʰ, *ml̥ǵʰ-, from a stem *mel- (“big, strong”), whence also Latvian dialectal milns (“many, much, a lot”), Ancient Greek μάλα (mála, “very, a lot”), perhaps Latin melior (“better”). Cognates include Lithuanian mil̃žinas. Etymology templates: {{m|lv|milzt||to swell, to grow, to increase}} milzt (“to swell, to grow, to increase”), {{m|lv|melzu}} melzu, {{der|lv|bat-pro|-}} Proto-Baltic, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*melž-}} *melž-, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*milž-}} *milž-, {{der|lv|ine-pro|*melǵʰ}} Proto-Indo-European *melǵʰ, {{m|ine-pro|*ml̥ǵʰ-}} *ml̥ǵʰ-, {{m|ine-pro|*mel-||big, strong}} *mel- (“big, strong”), {{cog|lv|-}} Latvian, {{m|lv|milns||many, much, a lot}} milns (“many, much, a lot”), {{cog|grc|μάλα||very, a lot}} Ancient Greek μάλα (mála, “very, a lot”), {{cog|la|melior||better}} Latin melior (“better”), {{cog|lt|mil̃žinas}} Lithuanian mil̃žinas Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} milzis m, {{lv-noun|m|2nd|fem=milze}} milzis m (2nd declension, feminine form: milze) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|mil|is|2nd||z|ž|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-2|mil|is|4=|5=z|6=ž|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|milzis|milži|milzi|milžus|milža|milžu|milzim|milžiem|milzi|milžiem|milzī|milžos|milzi|milži|type=2nd declension|x=-60}} Forms: milze [feminine], declension-2 [table-tags], milzis [nominative, singular], milži [nominative, plural], milzi [accusative, singular], milžus [accusative, plural], milža [genitive, singular], milžu [genitive, plural], milzim [dative, singular], milžiem [dative, plural], milzi [instrumental, singular], milžiem [instrumental, plural], milzī [locative, singular], milžos [locative, plural], milzi [singular, vocative], milži [plural, vocative]
  1. (folklore, mythology) giant (very large, supernaturally strong being) Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythology, Mythological creatures Synonyms (of "large mythical being"): gigants
    Sense id: en-milzis-lv-noun-C0Eqjj-R Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 60 4 22 4 11 Categories (other): Latvian words with broken intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with broken intonation: 23 29 35 4 9 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences Disambiguation of 'of "large mythical being"': 40 20 1 19 20
  2. giant (very large person, animal or plant) Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms (of "very large person"): milzenis, gigants
    Sense id: en-milzis-lv-noun-fB-BtkGd Categories (other): Latvian words with broken intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with broken intonation: 23 29 35 4 9 Disambiguation of 'of "very large person"': 18 41 9 15 17
  3. (figuratively) giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity) Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-milzis-lv-noun-6ZicB~rS Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with broken intonation Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 21 9 51 1 18 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 12 54 3 16 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 14 14 52 3 16 Disambiguation of Latvian words with broken intonation: 23 29 35 4 9
  4. giant (a very large object, building, mountain, etc.) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-milzis-lv-noun-sGIcVohQ
  5. (astronomy) giant (very large star with high absolute luminosity) Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-milzis-lv-noun-YYr22GJp Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: milzenis, milzene, milzīgs, milzīgums Related terms: milzt, milzu, milzum, milzums

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"of \"large mythical being\"\"",
      "word": "rūķis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"of \"very large person\"\"",
      "word": "punduris"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"of \"very large star\"\"",
      "word": "punduris"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"of \"very large star\"\"",
      "word": "pundurzvaigzne"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzenis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzīgs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "many, much, a lot"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "μάλα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "very, a lot"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "melior",
        "3": "",
        "4": "better"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin melior (“better”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "mil̃žinas"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Derived from the verb milzt (“to swell, to grow, to increase”), present tense melzu, from Proto-Baltic *melž-, *milž-, from Proto-Indo-European *melǵʰ, *ml̥ǵʰ-, from a stem *mel- (“big, strong”), whence also Latvian dialectal milns (“many, much, a lot”), Ancient Greek μάλα (mála, “very, a lot”), perhaps Latin melior (“better”). Cognates include Lithuanian mil̃žinas.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "milze",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milža",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "milži",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      },
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        "7": "",
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        "keep-s": "",
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        "3": "milzi",
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        "6": "milžu",
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        "8": "milžiem",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "milzums"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "lv:Folklore",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "lv:Mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 29 35 4 9",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 4 22 4 11",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "lv:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [
            "Fantasy",
            "Mythology",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Culture",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Society",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "evil giant",
          "text": "ļauns milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a giant's strength",
          "text": "milža spēks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fight, clash of giants",
          "text": "milžu cīņa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the giant looked at the boy like a dog at an ant that crawls between his outstretched legs",
          "text": "milzis skatījās uz puiku kā suns uz skudru, kura rāpo viņam starp izstieptām ķepām",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)"
      ],
      "id": "en-milzis-lv-noun-C0Eqjj-R",
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural#English"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore, mythology) giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "40 20 1 19 20",
          "sense": "of \"large mythical being\"",
          "word": "gigants"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 29 35 4 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the largest giant was 2.8 meters tall",
          "text": "vislielākais milzis bijis 2,8 metru augumā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the oak was a real giant",
          "text": "ozols bija īsts milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "giant wolf, wolf giant",
          "text": "vilku milzis",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (very large person, animal or plant)"
      ],
      "id": "en-milzis-lv-noun-fB-BtkGd",
      "links": [
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal#English"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "18 41 9 15 17",
          "sense": "of \"very large person\"",
          "word": "milzenis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 41 9 15 17",
          "sense": "of \"very large person\"",
          "word": "gigants"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 9 51 1 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 12 54 3 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 52 3 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 29 35 4 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "artistic (lit. spiritual) giant (= outstanding artist)",
          "text": "gara milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Medea is one of the most complex female characters... in the tragedy by Euripides, the giant of ancient dramaturgy",
          "text": "Mēdeja - viens no sarežģītākajiem sieviešu tēliem... antīkās dramaturģijas milža Eiripīda traģēdijā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sevišķi tuvas attiecības Čehovam izveidojas ar Maksimu Gorkiju, Ļevu Tolstoju un citiem tā laika gara milžiem ― Tchekov estrablished especially close relations with Maksim Gorki, Lev Tolstoy and other contemporary spiritual giants",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity)"
      ],
      "id": "en-milzis-lv-noun-6ZicB~rS",
      "links": [
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "extraordinarily",
          "extraordinary#English"
        ],
        [
          "talented",
          "talented#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "above",
          "above#English"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other#English"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field#English"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Kilimanjaro, the giant of Africa",
          "text": "Āfrikas milzis Kilimandžāro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the plant will provide the whole Bulgarian industrial sector with sulphuric acid... this industrial giant was built in one year",
          "text": "kombināts nodrošina ar sērskābi visas Bulgārijas rūpniecības nozares... šo rūpniecības milzi uzcēla vienā gadā",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (a very large object, building, mountain, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-milzis-lv-noun-sGIcVohQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building#English"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "lv:Astronomy",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "red giants",
          "text": "sarkanie milži",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (very large star with high absolute luminosity)"
      ],
      "id": "en-milzis-lv-noun-YYr22GJp",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "star",
          "star#English"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high#English"
        ],
        [
          "absolute",
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}
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    "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latvian terms with audio links",
    "Latvian words with broken intonation",
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      "form": "milžu",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "milzim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milžiem",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "milžiem",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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      "form": "milzī",
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    },
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        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "milzi",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "milži",
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        "sort": ""
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  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "milzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "milzu"
    },
    {
      "word": "milzum"
    },
    {
      "word": "milzums"
    }
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        {
          "english": "evil giant",
          "text": "ļauns milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a giant's strength",
          "text": "milža spēks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fight, clash of giants",
          "text": "milžu cīņa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the giant looked at the boy like a dog at an ant that crawls between his outstretched legs",
          "text": "milzis skatījās uz puiku kā suns uz skudru, kura rāpo viņam starp izstieptām ķepām",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)"
      ],
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          "folklore"
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        ],
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          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural#English"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore, mythology) giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the largest giant was 2.8 meters tall",
          "text": "vislielākais milzis bijis 2,8 metru augumā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the oak was a real giant",
          "text": "ozols bija īsts milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "giant wolf, wolf giant",
          "text": "vilku milzis",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "giant (very large person, animal or plant)"
      ],
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          "giant"
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          "very",
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        ],
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          "large",
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        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal#English"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "artistic (lit. spiritual) giant (= outstanding artist)",
          "text": "gara milzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Medea is one of the most complex female characters... in the tragedy by Euripides, the giant of ancient dramaturgy",
          "text": "Mēdeja - viens no sarežģītākajiem sieviešu tēliem... antīkās dramaturģijas milža Eiripīda traģēdijā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sevišķi tuvas attiecības Čehovam izveidojas ar Maksimu Gorkiju, Ļevu Tolstoju un citiem tā laika gara milžiem ― Tchekov estrablished especially close relations with Maksim Gorki, Lev Tolstoy and other contemporary spiritual giants",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity)"
      ],
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          "giant"
        ],
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          "extraordinarily",
          "extraordinary#English"
        ],
        [
          "talented",
          "talented#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "above",
          "above#English"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other#English"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field#English"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity)"
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Kilimanjaro, the giant of Africa",
          "text": "Āfrikas milzis Kilimandžāro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the plant will provide the whole Bulgarian industrial sector with sulphuric acid... this industrial giant was built in one year",
          "text": "kombināts nodrošina ar sērskābi visas Bulgārijas rūpniecības nozares... šo rūpniecības milzi uzcēla vienā gadā",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (a very large object, building, mountain, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building#English"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples",
        "lv:Astronomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "red giants",
          "text": "sarkanie milži",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giant (very large star with high absolute luminosity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large#English"
        ],
        [
          "star",
          "star#English"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high#English"
        ],
        [
          "absolute",
          "absolute#English"
        ],
        [
          "luminosity",
          "luminosity#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) giant (very large star with high absolute luminosity)"
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[mîlzis]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-milzis.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/71/Lv-riga-milzis.ogg/Lv-riga-milzis.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Lv-riga-milzis.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "of \"large mythical being\"",
      "word": "gigants"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"very large person\"",
      "word": "milzenis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"very large person\"",
      "word": "gigants"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lv:Milzis (mītiska būtne)"
  ],
  "word": "milzis"
}

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