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īsts

īsts

See also: ists and -ists

Latvian

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal term) īksts

Adjective

īsts (def. īstais, comp. īstāks, sup. visīstākais; adv. īsti)

  1. real, true, genuine, not false or artificial
    īsts zeltsreal, genuine gold
    īsta naudagenuine, real money (not falsified)
    īstas ādas somagenuine leather bag
    atrast savu īsto vietu ― to find one's true place (in life)
  2. (usually definite forms) the real, the true (that which corresponds to reality but is hidden behind external appearances)
    noskaidrot kāda īsto nolūku ― to find out someone's real, true intent
    slēpt īsto raksturu ― to hide the true character, nature
    atsegt, atklāt savu īsto seju ― to reveal, to expose one's true face
  3. (usually definite forms) the real, the true (official, registered, corresponding to documents)
    uzņēmuma īstais nosaukums ― the company's real name
    mans īstais vārds ir Jānis Nesaule, bet parasti mani sauc par dzīvo mironi ― my real name is Jānis Nesaule, but usually I'm called the living corpse
  4. true, real (which corresponds to certain ideals or requirements)
    īsts draugs ― a real friend
    īsts zinātnieks ― a real scientist
    īsta zinātnereal, true science
    māksla tikai tad ir īsta un paliekama, ja to veidojis savdabīgs, īpats, neatdarināms talants ― art is true and self-supporting if it is created by original, special, inimitable talent
  5. true, real (deeply felt, experienced; intense, significant)
    īsts miersreal peace
    īsta laimereal, true happiness
    īsta draudzībatrue friendship
    īsts darbsreal work
    īstas kaujasreal battle, fighting
  6. true, real (not imaginary, not just apparent, not a model or image)
    Marija taču īstu mežu nebija redzējusi ― but Marija had not (yet) seen a real forest
  7. (usually definite forms) true (the best part, a prototypical example, one felt to be more typical of the true nature of something)
    īstā ādatrue skin (between the epidermis and the dermis)
    īsts daļskaitlistrue fraction (one in which the numerator is less than the denominator)
  8. (usually definite forms) true, right (the most appropriate, the most suitable, the best, the correct)
    atrast īsto atbildi ― to find the real, the right answer
    dot īsto padomu ― to give real, true, right advice
    esmu īstā laika atnācis ― I have come at the right (= appropriate) time
  9. (definite forms used alone) the one, the true one, the one and only (a person's true love, soulmate)
    vai tikai Mirdza būs Ērikam tā īstā? ― is only Mirdza Ēriks' true one (= true love)?
  10. (definite forms; of family relations) true, genuine (which has real blood relations)
    īsta māsatrue, genuine sister
    pabaros Irma bērnus ar pankūkām, varbūt tie šovakar nejautās pēc īstās mātes ― Irma will feed the children with pancakes, maybe tonight they won't ask about (their) real mother

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), īsts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7