sievišķīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From sievišķs (“feminine”) +‎ -īgs (with sievišķs from sieva (“wife, woman”) +‎ -išķs).

Adjective

sievišķīgs (definite sievišķīgais, comparative sievišķīgāks, superlative vissievišķīgākais, adverb sievišķīgi)

  1. feminine, female, womanly (typical of women; relating to women)
    sievišķīga balss ― feminine voice
    sievišķīgs maigums ― feminine tenderness
    sievišķīga kautrība ― feminine shyness, modesty
    sievišķīga piesardzība ― feminine care
    sievišķīga diplomātija ― feminine diplomacy
    sievišķīga patmīlība ― feminine self-love
    sievišķīgas sarunas ― feminine conversations
    sievišķīgas dzimums, sieviešu dzimums ― female gender, sex
    viņai piemita arī tīri sievišķīga prasme radīt ap sevi tīkamu spodrības un mājīguma atmosfēru ― she also had the purely feminine capacity of creating around herself an atmosphere of pleasant cleanliness, of being at home
    sieviete ir skaista ar to, ka viņa ir sievišķīga ― a woman is beautiful because she is feminine
    Pēteris Krists bija skaists puisis, kaut gan mazliet sievišķīgs: šaura, simetriska seja, acis garām skropstām, blondi mati ― Pēteris Krists was a handsome young man, though a little feminine: broad, symmetric face, eyes with long eyelashes, blond hair
  2. (figuratively) feminine (graceful, gentle, tender)
    sievišķīga mode ― feminine fashion
    sievišķīgas kustības ― feminine, graceful movements
    rokoko laika mēbeles ir sievišķīgas, rotaļīgas ― rococo style furniture is feminine, playful

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