"spilgts" meaning in Latvian

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Adjective

IPA: [spīlkts]
Etymology: Originally the past participle of an old (still dialectally attested) verb spilgt (“to shine”), from Proto-Baltic *spelg-, *spilg-, *spulg- (whence also spulgs), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *spel-, *spʰel- (“to shine”) with an extra g. Cognates include Low German flink (“bright, shining; fast”) (cf. German flink (“quick, nimble”)). Etymology templates: {{m|lv|spilgt||to shine}} spilgt (“to shine”), {{uder|lv|bat-pro|*spelg-}} Proto-Baltic *spelg-, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*spilg-}} *spilg-, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*spulg-}} *spulg-, {{m|lv|spulgs}} spulgs, {{uder|lv|ine-pro|*pel-}} Proto-Indo-European *pel-, {{m|ine-pro|*spel-}} *spel-, {{m|ine-pro|*spʰel-||to shine}} *spʰel- (“to shine”), {{cog|nds|flink||bright, shining; fast}} Low German flink (“bright, shining; fast”), {{cog|de|flink||quick, nimble}} German flink (“quick, nimble”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|spilgtais|comparative|spilgtāks|superlative|visspilgtākais|adverb|spilgti|cat2=|cat3=}} spilgts (definite spilgtais, comparative spilgtāks, superlative visspilgtākais, adverb spilgti), {{lv-adj|spilgt}} spilgts (definite spilgtais, comparative spilgtāks, superlative visspilgtākais, adverb spilgti) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|spilgt|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: spilgtais [definite], spilgtāks [comparative], visspilgtākais [superlative], spilgti [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], spilgts [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], spilgti [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], spilgta [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], spilgtas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], spilgtu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], spilgtus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], spilgtu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], spilgtas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], spilgta [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], spilgtu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], spilgtas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], spilgtu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], spilgtam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], spilgtiem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], spilgtai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], spilgtām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], spilgtu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], spilgtiem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], spilgtu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], spilgtām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], spilgtā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], spilgtos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], spilgtā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], spilgtās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. (of light, light sources) bright (very strong; which emits strong light) Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-spilgts-lv-adj-j5I3HbjP Disambiguation of Light: 25 1 30 8 36
  2. (of colors) bright, vivid
    Sense id: en-spilgts-lv-adj-dkPXojBn
  3. (of other objects) bright, shiny (which reflects light strongly) Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-spilgts-lv-adj-TK~iyJ1E Disambiguation of Light: 25 1 30 8 36
  4. (figuratively) clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-spilgts-lv-adj--wKjhwtF Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 25 3 28 40 5 Disambiguation of Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 4 21 46 10 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 16 7 20 48 9 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 18 6 22 45 10 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 15 13 20 30 22
  5. (dated sense, of sounds; now usually spalgs) very loud, strong Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-spilgts-lv-adj-PYqRq4dO Disambiguation of Light: 25 1 30 8 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gaišs, spīdīgs, spodrs, spožs, spulgs Derived forms: spilgtums Related terms: spalgs, spulgs

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "nespodrs"
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    {
      "word": "tumšs"
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtāks",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "visspilgtākais",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "spilgti",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtām",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spilgtām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spilgtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilgtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spilgtās",
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "visspilgtākais",
        "11": "adverb",
        "12": "spilgti",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "spilgtais",
        "7": "comparative",
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        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "spilgt",
        "extrawidth": "-100"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spalgs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spulgs"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 1 30 8 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "lv:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bright light",
          "text": "spilgta gaisma",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright fire, flame",
          "text": "spilgta uguns, liesma",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright lightning",
          "text": "spilgts zibens",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright sun",
          "text": "spilgta saule",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the big mercury lamps are so bright that they hurt (lit. bite in) the eyes",
          "text": "lielās dzīvsudraba spuldzes ir tik spilgtas, ka kož acīs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bright (very strong; which emits strong light)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spilgts-lv-adj-j5I3HbjP",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ],
        [
          "emit",
          "emit#English"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "light sources",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of light, light sources) bright (very strong; which emits strong light)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of light"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bright color shade",
          "text": "spilgts krāsas tonis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright red",
          "text": "spilgti sarkans",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bright, vivid"
      ],
      "id": "en-spilgts-lv-adj-dkPXojBn",
      "links": [
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "vivid",
          "vivid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of colors) bright, vivid"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of colors"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 1 30 8 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "lv:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bright, shiny fabric",
          "text": "spilgts audums",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the young man stopped by the round zinnia beds and watched the bright, shiny flowers",
          "text": "puisis apstājas pie apaļās cīniju dobes un vēro spilgtos ziedus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the frog sat on the palm of my hand: soft, cool and unusually bright, shiny, as if its smooth, slippery skin had been painted with an expressionist brush",
          "text": "varde tupēja man uz plaukstas: mikla, vēsa un tik neparasti spilgta, it kā glumo ādu būtu apgleznojusi ekspresionista ota",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bright, shiny (which reflects light strongly)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spilgts-lv-adj-TK~iyJ1E",
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "shiny",
          "shiny"
        ],
        [
          "reflect",
          "reflect#English"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#English"
        ],
        [
          "strongly",
          "strongly#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of other objects) bright, shiny (which reflects light strongly)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of other objects"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 3 28 40 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 4 21 46 10",
          "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": "16 7 20 48 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 6 22 45 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 13 20 30 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with level intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a striking example",
          "text": "spilgts piemērs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking contrasts",
          "text": "spilgti pretstati",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking, impressive talent",
          "text": "spilgts talants",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking, impressive show episode",
          "text": "spilgta izrādes epizode",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "powerful, striking literary (lit. novel) character",
          "text": "spilgts romāna tēls",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Alfrēds Kalniņš ir viena no visspilgtākajām, savdabīgākajām personībām latviešu mūzikas vēsturē ― Alfrēds Kalniņš is one of the brightest, most striking personalities in Latvian musical history",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a person is usually ruined by his most striking character trait, which with time becomes (his/her) weakness",
          "text": "cilvēku parasti pazudina viņa visspilgtākā rakstura īpašība, kas ar laiku kļūst par vājību",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spilgts-lv-adj--wKjhwtF",
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "striking",
          "striking"
        ],
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "remarkable",
          "remarkable"
        ],
        [
          "mentally",
          "mentally#English"
        ],
        [
          "emotionally",
          "emotionally#English"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "impressive",
          "impressive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 1 30 8 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "lv:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "but the wind laughs with such loud laughs... (and) with the laughs (also) a seagull's sharp, loud squawks",
          "text": "bet vējš tik skaļiem smiekliem pasmejas... līdz smejas kaivas spilgtiem kliedzieniem",
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        }
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      "word": "tumšs"
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    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "plural"
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          "english": "bright light",
          "text": "spilgta gaisma",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright fire, flame",
          "text": "spilgta uguns, liesma",
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        },
        {
          "english": "bright lightning",
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        },
        {
          "english": "bright sun",
          "text": "spilgta saule",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the big mercury lamps are so bright that they hurt (lit. bite in) the eyes",
          "text": "lielās dzīvsudraba spuldzes ir tik spilgtas, ka kož acīs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "bright (very strong; which emits strong light)"
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        ],
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      ],
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        "of light"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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          "english": "bright color shade",
          "text": "spilgts krāsas tonis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bright red",
          "text": "spilgti sarkans",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "english": "bright, shiny fabric",
          "text": "spilgts audums",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the young man stopped by the round zinnia beds and watched the bright, shiny flowers",
          "text": "puisis apstājas pie apaļās cīniju dobes un vēro spilgtos ziedus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the frog sat on the palm of my hand: soft, cool and unusually bright, shiny, as if its smooth, slippery skin had been painted with an expressionist brush",
          "text": "varde tupēja man uz plaukstas: mikla, vēsa un tik neparasti spilgta, it kā glumo ādu būtu apgleznojusi ekspresionista ota",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ],
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          "light",
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "of other objects"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "a striking example",
          "text": "spilgts piemērs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking contrasts",
          "text": "spilgti pretstati",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking, impressive talent",
          "text": "spilgts talants",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "striking, impressive show episode",
          "text": "spilgta izrādes epizode",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "powerful, striking literary (lit. novel) character",
          "text": "spilgts romāna tēls",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Alfrēds Kalniņš ir viena no visspilgtākajām, savdabīgākajām personībām latviešu mūzikas vēsturē ― Alfrēds Kalniņš is one of the brightest, most striking personalities in Latvian musical history",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a person is usually ruined by his most striking character trait, which with time becomes (his/her) weakness",
          "text": "cilvēku parasti pazudina viņa visspilgtākā rakstura īpašība, kas ar laiku kļūst par vājību",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive)"
      ],
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        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "remarkable",
          "remarkable"
        ],
        [
          "mentally",
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        ],
        [
          "emotionally",
          "emotionally#English"
        ],
        [
          "very",
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        ],
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) clear, striking, powerful, remarkable (mentally, emotionally very impressive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with dated senses",
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "but the wind laughs with such loud laughs... (and) with the laughs (also) a seagull's sharp, loud squawks",
          "text": "bet vējš tik skaļiem smiekliem pasmejas... līdz smejas kaivas spilgtiem kliedzieniem",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very loud, strong"
      ],
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          "sound",
          "sound"
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        [
          "usually",
          "usually"
        ],
        [
          "spalgs",
          "spalgs#Latvian"
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          "very",
          "very"
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          "loud",
          "loud"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
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      "qualifier": "dated sense; now usually spalgs; dated sense; now usually spalgs",
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        "(dated sense, of sounds; now usually spalgs) very loud, strong"
      ],
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        "of sounds"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spīlkts]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gaišs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spīdīgs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spodrs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spožs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spulgs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spilgts"
}

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