Latvian

Adjective

slaiks (def. slaikais, comp. slaikāks, sup. visslaikākais; adv. slaiki)

1. (of people, body parts) tall, slender, slim

   slaiks, gaišmatains puisis‎ ― slender, fair-haired guy

   viņa bija skaista, slaika meita ar tumšbrūniem matiem‎ ― she was a beautiful, slender girl with dark brown hair

2. (of trees, their trunks) slender (with a tall, straight trunk without branches)

   slaikas priedes‎ ― tall, slender pine trees

   kokiem slaiki stumbri‎ ― the trees (have) tall, slender trunks

3. (of plants) slender, straight (having straight stems)

   ceriņi, trausli un slaiki‎ ― lilacs, delicate and slender

4. (of objects) slender, slim (thin and relatively tall, high)

   slaiks tornis‎ ― high, slender tower

   'slaikas sveces‎ ― tall, slender candles

5. (of movements) broad

   iet ar slaiku soli‎ ― to go with broad step(s)

   lidmašīna apmeta slaiku loku‎ ― the airplane made a broad circle

Declension

Synonyms

• slaids

Derived terms

• slaikums

References

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