Latvian

Adjective

blīvs (def. blīvais, comp. blīvāks, sup. visblīvākais; adv. blīvi)

1. dense, compact, thick (such that its parts are tight, very close to each other)

   blīva viela‎ ― dense, thick substance, material

   blīva masa‎ ― dense mass

   blīva augsne‎ ― compact soil

2. tight, solid, compact, dense (without gaps; pressed, pulled tight, fitting tightly)

   blīvs audums‎ ― solid, continuous fabric

   blīvs spraugu pildījums‎ ― solid, dense gap filling

   logs bija aizklāts ar blīvu aizkaru, un ne mazākais saules stariņš neiespīdēja istabā‎ ― the window was covered with a heavy, tight curtain; not even the slightest ray of sunshine could get into the room

   beidzot vāvere uzliek ligzdai pamatīgu, blīvu lapu jumtu, lai nesūktos cauri lietus‎ ― finally the squirrel made for (his) nest a roof of dense, compact leaves, so that the rain wouldn't leak through (it)

3. dense, packed (where living beings are very close to each other)

   blīva drūzma‎ ― dense, packed crowd

   pavasaros uz Sahalīnas piekrasti dodas tik blīvi siļķu bari, ka uz zivju mugurām stāv kaijas‎ ― in spring such tight, packed herring schools come to the coast of Sakhalin that [seagulls can] stand on the backs of the fish

   rudeņos blīvā straumē ceļo uz dienvidiem žubītes un citi sīkie putni‎ ― in autumn finches and other small birds travel south in a dense stream

Declension

Derived terms

• blīvums

References

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