pasakains

Latvian

Etymology

From pasaka (“folktale, fairy tale”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

pasakains (definite pasakainais, comparative pasakaināks, superlative vispasakainākais, adverb pasakaini)

  1. fabulous, fantastic (typical of fairy tales, their characters or places; very beautiful, very good)
    pasakainas ainas, ainavas ― fabulous scenes, landscapes
    pasakains vakars ― fabulous evening
    pasakaina apkārtne ― fabulous surroundings, neighborhood
    pasakains milzis ― fabulous, fairy-tale giant
  2. (of value, intensity) fabulous (extremely large)
    pasakaina naudas summa ― fabulous amount of money
    pasakaina cena ― fabulous price
    Ģirtam likās, ka mašīna joņo pasakainā ātrumā ― it seemed to Ģirts that the car was going at a fantastic speed

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