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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"thin\", \"sparse\", \"not dense\", \"with gaps or spaces\"”",
"word": "blīvs"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"thin\", \"sparse\", \"not dense\", \"with gaps or spaces\"”",
"word": "biezs"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"rare\"”",
"word": "biežs"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "retums"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "bat-pro",
"3": "*retas"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Baltic *retas",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁reh₁-",
"4": "",
"5": "loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "irt",
"3": "",
"4": "to disintegrate, to fall apart"
},
"expansion": "irt (“to disintegrate, to fall apart”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*redʰ-"
},
"expansion": "*redʰ-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "рѣдъкъ"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic рѣдъкъ (rědŭkŭ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "редкий"
},
"expansion": "Russian редкий (redkij)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "rēds"
},
"expansion": "rēds",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "rẽtas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian rẽtas",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Baltic *retas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces”) (whence also irt (“to disintegrate, to fall apart”), q.v.) with an extra suffix -to-s. A parallel form from the same stem with a suffix -dʰ (*redʰ-) led to Old Church Slavonic рѣдъкъ (rědŭkŭ), Russian редкий (redkij), and to Latvian dialectal rēds. Cognates include Lithuanian rẽtas",
"forms": [
{
"form": "retais",
"tags": [
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "retāks",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "visretākais",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "reti",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "lv-decl-adj",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "rets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "reti",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "reta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "reta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retiem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retiem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retos",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retās",
"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"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"10": "visretākais",
"11": "adverb",
"12": "reti",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "definite",
"6": "retais",
"7": "comparative",
"8": "retāks",
"9": "superlative",
"cat2": "",
"cat3": ""
},
"expansion": "rets (definite retais, comparative retāks, superlative visretākais, adverb reti)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ret"
},
"expansion": "rets (definite retais, comparative retāks, superlative visretākais, adverb reti)",
"name": "lv-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ret",
"extrawidth": "-100"
},
"name": "lv-decl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 20 1 2 6 20 9 2 3 10 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "thin, sparse pine forest",
"text": "rets priedulājs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the forest was rather thin, sparse",
"text": "mežs bija pietiekami rets",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "thin hair",
"text": "reti mati",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "wide-tooth(ed) (lit. thin, sparse) comb",
"text": "reta ķemme",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin, sparse (formed of a number of similar elements placed at a relatively large distance from one another)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-te7SDYcz",
"links": [
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"sparse",
"sparse"
],
[
"form",
"form#English"
],
[
"number",
"number#English"
],
[
"similar",
"similar#English"
],
[
"element",
"element#English"
],
[
"place",
"place#English"
],
[
"relative",
"relative#English"
],
[
"large",
"large#English"
],
[
"distance",
"distance#English"
],
[
"one another",
"one another#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 20 1 2 6 20 9 2 3 10 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rake with rare, sparse prongs",
"text": "grābeklis ar retiem zariem",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "sparse trees",
"text": "reti koki",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"sparse (not close to one another)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-8cgQ81-9",
"links": [
[
"sparse",
"sparse"
],
[
"close",
"close#English"
],
[
"one another",
"one another#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "little sack of thin cloth (= having gaps)",
"text": "reta auduma maisiņš",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (with gaps, spaces between the threads)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-NwMqD-NA",
"links": [
[
"fabric",
"fabric"
],
[
"cloth",
"cloth"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"gap",
"gap#English"
],
[
"space",
"space#English"
],
[
"between",
"between#English"
],
[
"thread",
"thread#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "cloth",
"raw_glosses": [
"(of fabric, cloth) thin (with gaps, spaces between the threads)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of fabric"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "thin mountain air",
"text": "rets kalnu gaiss",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the mist became thinner and more transparent",
"text": "migla kļuva retāka un caurspīdīgāka",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (not concentrated)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-YNPnufun",
"links": [
[
"gaz",
"gaz"
],
[
"fog",
"fog"
],
[
"air",
"air"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"concentrate",
"concentrate#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "fog; air; fog; air",
"raw_glosses": [
"(of gazes, fog, air, etc.) thin (not concentrated)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of gazes"
],
"tags": [
"usually"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "their lines, ranks had become thinner",
"text": "viņu rindas bija kļuvušas retākas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (having few members)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-7umRCh1X",
"links": [
[
"group",
"group"
],
[
"people",
"people"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"few",
"few#English"
],
[
"member",
"member#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of groups of people) thin (having few members)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of groups of people"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 20 1 2 6 20 9 2 3 10 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare plants",
"text": "reti augi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare chemical elements, metals",
"text": "retie ķīmiskie elementi, metāli",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare manuscript books",
"text": "retas rokrakstu grāmatas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare (of which there is only a small number)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-JHidJxkS",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"small",
"small#English"
],
[
"number",
"number#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare, uncommon word combination",
"text": "rets vārdu savienojums",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare expression",
"text": "rets izteiciens",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare folk tune",
"text": "reta tautasdziesmas melodija",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, infrequent, uncommon (not widely known, distributed, used)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-fl40LgY8",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent"
],
[
"uncommon",
"uncommon"
],
[
"wide",
"wide#English"
],
[
"know",
"know#English"
],
[
"distribute",
"distribute#English"
],
[
"use",
"use#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Ubāns ir viens no tiem retajiem māksliniekiem, kurš spēj atklāt skatītājam savu pasauli ― Ubāns is one of those rare artists who are able to open their world to the viewer",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, uncommon (not normal, not ordinary)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-UZfVqslD",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"uncommon",
"uncommon"
],
[
"normal",
"normal#English"
],
[
"ordinary",
"ordinary#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "she belonged to (those) rare (people) who know how to listen",
"text": "viņa piederēja pie tiem retajiem, kas prot klausīties",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "we have many heroes... only to a rare one (= a few) a monument is built",
"text": "mums varoņu daudz... vien retajam uzcelts piemineklis",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare one(s) (only a few, not many)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-t8BFD51u",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"one",
"one"
],
[
"a few",
"a few#English"
],
[
"many",
"many#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "definite forms",
"raw_glosses": [
"(definite forms) rare one(s) (only a few, not many)"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "pa retam ― rarely",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare case",
"text": "rets gadījums",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "in the rare free evenings mother used to read to us",
"text": "retajos brīvajos vakaros māte mums lasīja",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, infrequent (repeated only after long intervals)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-neN0ENor",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent"
],
[
"repeat",
"repeat#English"
],
[
"after",
"after#English"
],
[
"long",
"long#English"
],
[
"intervals",
"intervals#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 18 1 1 8 19 12 2 2 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 17 1 2 7 15 13 2 3 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare guests",
"text": "reti viesi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "a good friend is a rare treasure on earth",
"text": "labs draugs ir reta manta pasaulē",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare (which appears, happens infrequently)"
],
"id": "en-rets-lv-adj-8NbGXQc-",
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"appear",
"appear#English"
],
[
"happen",
"happen#English"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ɾæts]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "28 31 8 10 9 3 3 2 2 2 2",
"sense": "of \"thin\", \"sparse\"",
"word": "plāns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
],
"word": "rēds"
}
],
"word": "rets"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"thin\", \"sparse\", \"not dense\", \"with gaps or spaces\"”",
"word": "blīvs"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"thin\", \"sparse\", \"not dense\", \"with gaps or spaces\"”",
"word": "biezs"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “of \"rare\"”",
"word": "biežs"
}
],
"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 undefined derivations"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "retums"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "bat-pro",
"3": "*retas"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Baltic *retas",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁reh₁-",
"4": "",
"5": "loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "irt",
"3": "",
"4": "to disintegrate, to fall apart"
},
"expansion": "irt (“to disintegrate, to fall apart”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*redʰ-"
},
"expansion": "*redʰ-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "рѣдъкъ"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic рѣдъкъ (rědŭkŭ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "редкий"
},
"expansion": "Russian редкий (redkij)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "rēds"
},
"expansion": "rēds",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "rẽtas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian rẽtas",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Baltic *retas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to pieces”) (whence also irt (“to disintegrate, to fall apart”), q.v.) with an extra suffix -to-s. A parallel form from the same stem with a suffix -dʰ (*redʰ-) led to Old Church Slavonic рѣдъкъ (rědŭkŭ), Russian редкий (redkij), and to Latvian dialectal rēds. Cognates include Lithuanian rẽtas",
"forms": [
{
"form": "retais",
"tags": [
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "retāks",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "visretākais",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "reti",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "lv-decl-adj",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "rets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "reti",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "reta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "reta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retiem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retiem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retos",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "retā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "retās",
"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"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"10": "visretākais",
"11": "adverb",
"12": "reti",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "definite",
"6": "retais",
"7": "comparative",
"8": "retāks",
"9": "superlative",
"cat2": "",
"cat3": ""
},
"expansion": "rets (definite retais, comparative retāks, superlative visretākais, adverb reti)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ret"
},
"expansion": "rets (definite retais, comparative retāks, superlative visretākais, adverb reti)",
"name": "lv-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ret",
"extrawidth": "-100"
},
"name": "lv-decl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "thin, sparse pine forest",
"text": "rets priedulājs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the forest was rather thin, sparse",
"text": "mežs bija pietiekami rets",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "thin hair",
"text": "reti mati",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "wide-tooth(ed) (lit. thin, sparse) comb",
"text": "reta ķemme",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin, sparse (formed of a number of similar elements placed at a relatively large distance from one another)"
],
"links": [
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"sparse",
"sparse"
],
[
"form",
"form#English"
],
[
"number",
"number#English"
],
[
"similar",
"similar#English"
],
[
"element",
"element#English"
],
[
"place",
"place#English"
],
[
"relative",
"relative#English"
],
[
"large",
"large#English"
],
[
"distance",
"distance#English"
],
[
"one another",
"one another#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rake with rare, sparse prongs",
"text": "grābeklis ar retiem zariem",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "sparse trees",
"text": "reti koki",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"sparse (not close to one another)"
],
"links": [
[
"sparse",
"sparse"
],
[
"close",
"close#English"
],
[
"one another",
"one another#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "little sack of thin cloth (= having gaps)",
"text": "reta auduma maisiņš",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (with gaps, spaces between the threads)"
],
"links": [
[
"fabric",
"fabric"
],
[
"cloth",
"cloth"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"gap",
"gap#English"
],
[
"space",
"space#English"
],
[
"between",
"between#English"
],
[
"thread",
"thread#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "cloth",
"raw_glosses": [
"(of fabric, cloth) thin (with gaps, spaces between the threads)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of fabric"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "thin mountain air",
"text": "rets kalnu gaiss",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the mist became thinner and more transparent",
"text": "migla kļuva retāka un caurspīdīgāka",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (not concentrated)"
],
"links": [
[
"gaz",
"gaz"
],
[
"fog",
"fog"
],
[
"air",
"air"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"concentrate",
"concentrate#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "fog; air; fog; air",
"raw_glosses": [
"(of gazes, fog, air, etc.) thin (not concentrated)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of gazes"
],
"tags": [
"usually"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "their lines, ranks had become thinner",
"text": "viņu rindas bija kļuvušas retākas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"thin (having few members)"
],
"links": [
[
"group",
"group"
],
[
"people",
"people"
],
[
"thin",
"thin"
],
[
"few",
"few#English"
],
[
"member",
"member#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of groups of people) thin (having few members)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of groups of people"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare plants",
"text": "reti augi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare chemical elements, metals",
"text": "retie ķīmiskie elementi, metāli",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare manuscript books",
"text": "retas rokrakstu grāmatas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare (of which there is only a small number)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"small",
"small#English"
],
[
"number",
"number#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare, uncommon word combination",
"text": "rets vārdu savienojums",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare expression",
"text": "rets izteiciens",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare folk tune",
"text": "reta tautasdziesmas melodija",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, infrequent, uncommon (not widely known, distributed, used)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent"
],
[
"uncommon",
"uncommon"
],
[
"wide",
"wide#English"
],
[
"know",
"know#English"
],
[
"distribute",
"distribute#English"
],
[
"use",
"use#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Ubāns ir viens no tiem retajiem māksliniekiem, kurš spēj atklāt skatītājam savu pasauli ― Ubāns is one of those rare artists who are able to open their world to the viewer",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, uncommon (not normal, not ordinary)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"uncommon",
"uncommon"
],
[
"normal",
"normal#English"
],
[
"ordinary",
"ordinary#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "she belonged to (those) rare (people) who know how to listen",
"text": "viņa piederēja pie tiem retajiem, kas prot klausīties",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "we have many heroes... only to a rare one (= a few) a monument is built",
"text": "mums varoņu daudz... vien retajam uzcelts piemineklis",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare one(s) (only a few, not many)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"one",
"one"
],
[
"a few",
"a few#English"
],
[
"many",
"many#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "definite forms",
"raw_glosses": [
"(definite forms) rare one(s) (only a few, not many)"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "pa retam ― rarely",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "rare case",
"text": "rets gadījums",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "in the rare free evenings mother used to read to us",
"text": "retajos brīvajos vakaros māte mums lasīja",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare, infrequent (repeated only after long intervals)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent"
],
[
"repeat",
"repeat#English"
],
[
"after",
"after#English"
],
[
"long",
"long#English"
],
[
"intervals",
"intervals#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "rare guests",
"text": "reti viesi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "a good friend is a rare treasure on earth",
"text": "labs draugs ir reta manta pasaulē",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rare (which appears, happens infrequently)"
],
"links": [
[
"rare",
"rare"
],
[
"appear",
"appear#English"
],
[
"happen",
"happen#English"
],
[
"infrequent",
"infrequent#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ɾæts]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "of \"thin\", \"sparse\"",
"word": "plāns"
},
{
"tags": [
"dialectal"
],
"word": "rēds"
}
],
"word": "rets"
}
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