nāvīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From nāve (“death”) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

nāvīgs (definite nāvīgais, comparative nāvīgāks, superlative visnāvīgākais, adverb nāvīgi)

  1. mortal, deadly, fatal (which causes death; very dangerous to life)
    nāvīgs ievainojums ― fatal injury
    nāvīga gāze ― deadly gas
    nāvīgi tvaiki ― deadly fumes
    nāvīgs ierocis ― mortal weapon
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) mortal; very serious, difficult
    nāvīgs ienaidnieks ― mortal enemy
    ar nāvīgu naidu balsī saka: “Paņemiet savas mantas un vācieties!” ― with a voice of deadly hatred he said: “pick up your things and get going!”
    nāvīgi smagi eksāmeni šopavasar: materiālu pretestība, teorētiskā mehānika, augstākā matemātika ― mortally heavy (= hard, difficult) exams this spring: material resistance, theoretical mechanics, higher mathematics

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