Latvian

Adjective

spulgs (def. spulgais, comp. spulgāks, sup. visspulgākais; adv. spulgi)

1. (of light, light sources) bright, clear, shining (which emits clear, crisp light)

   spulgas zvaigznes‎ ― bright, clear stars

   spulga uguns‎ ― bright, clear fire

   spulgs rīts‎ ― bright, clear morning

   spulga un kvēla saule kaist debesīs‎ ― a bright, fierce sun burns in the sky

   atausa spulgā rīta gaisma un daba modās dzīvei‎ ― the bright morning light dawned and nature woke up to life

2. (of other objects) bright, clear, shining (which reflects clear, crisp light)

   spulgs ezers‎ ― bright, clear lake

   spulgs diamants‎ ― bright, shiny diamond

   kūtī stāvēja brūns teliņš un spulgām acīm skatījās no telpas pustumsas‎ ― in the barn a little brown calf stood and looked with bright eyes from the semi-darkness of the room

   pagriezusi galvu uz durvju pusi, viņa paskatījās manī spulgu, priecīgu skatienu‎ ― turning (her) head towards the door, she looked at me with a bright, happy look

   iestājās klusums, kurā Ausmas plaksti bija nolaisti, un tādēļ Kārlis neredzēja spulgo mirdzumu viņas acīs‎ ― there was a silence during which Ausma's eyelids were lowerd, and so Kārlis did not see the bright glow in her eyes

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "bright"): gaišs, spīdīgs, spilgts, spodrs, spožs
• (of "clear", "crisp"): skaidrs, dzidrs

Antonyms

• blāvs
• nespodrs
• tumšs

Derived terms

• spulgums

Related terms

• spalgs
• spilgts
• spuldze
• spulga
• spulgot

References

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