Latvian

Adjective

baigs (def. baigais, comp. baigāks, sup. visbaigākais; adv. baigi)

1. terrible, dreadful, depressive, grim; that which causes distressing, gloomy feelings and fears

   baigs ugunsgrēks‎ ― terrible fire

   baiga tumsa‎ ― terrible darkness

   baigs klusums‎ ― grim silence

   baiga vētra‎ ― terrible storm

   baiga kara postaža‎ ― terrible devastation of war

   baigs ierocis‎ ― terrible weapon

2. feeling, mental states, etc. associated with something depressing, grim, or with fear

   baigas izjūtas‎ ― terrible feeling

   baigas gaidas‎ ― grim expectations

   baigs pārdzīvojums‎ ― grim experience

3. (colloquial) very intense; very good

   viņš ir baigais peldētājs‎ ― he is a great swimmer

   baigi foršā ballīte, ko?‎ ― pretty nifty party, right?

Declension

Derived terms

• baigais gads
• baigums

Related terms

• baidīt, baidīties
• bail, bailes
• bailīgs, bailīgums, bailība
• bieds, biedēt, biedināt
• bikls, biklums, biklība
• bīties

References

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

Lithuanian

Verb

baigs

1. third-person singular future tense of baigti.
2. third-person plural future tense of baigti.