možs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as verb most (“to wake up”) (< *muod-ti), made into an u-stem adjective *muod-us; when u-stem adjectives were lost, a parallel yo-stem *modyas took its place, leading to možs via palatalization (dy > ž). A parallel form with an extra -r (*muod-ra-s) yielded modrs (q.v.).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]možs (definite možais, comparative možāks, superlative vismožākais, adverb moži)
- lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (having strength, vitality; being ready for action)
- možs cilvēks ― lively, active person
- justies možam pēc miega ― to feel active, alert after sleep
- tie mūsu zemes dēli možākie, / kas gaišām acīm dzīvi pētī ― these sons of our land (are) livelier / who with bright eyes study life
- priecīgs un možs viņš gāja savā dienas darbā ― happy and lively he went about his day's work
- istabā ātrā gaitā ienāca jauneklis, slaids augumā, kustīgs un možs ― a young man walked swiftly into the room, slim of build, agile and lively
- mūsu priekšā jautri, moži kucēni ― in front of us (there) are happy, lively puppies
- lively, vibrant, energetic, active, alert (expressing such qualities; which is compatible with, or predisposes to, such qualities)
- možs smaids ― lively smile
- možs skatiens ― lively look
- možas acis ― lively eyes
- moža seja ― lively face
- možs gars ― lively spirit
- možas domas ― lively thoughts
- moža saruna ― lively conversation
- možs debesu zilums ― lively sky blue
- možas, dzīvas krāsas ― lively, vibrant colors
- Rūdolfs tanī pašā možajā tonī pastāstīja ― Rūdolfs told (the story) in that most lively tone (of voice)
- Blaumanis arvien ņēma ļoti možu dalību sabiedriskajā dzīvē ― Blaumanis always took very lively participation (= participated very actively) in social life
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of možs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | možs | moži | moža | možas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | možu | možus | možu | možas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | moža | možu | možas | možu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | možam | možiem | možai | možām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | možu | možiem | možu | možām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | možā | možos | možā | možās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "active"): aktīvs, darbīgs, enerģisks, rosīgs
- (of "lively", "alert"): dzīvs, modrs, mundrs, spirgts, žirgts
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “možs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN