teicams

Latvian

Participle

teicams (definite teicamais; adverb teicami)

  1. which can or should be said, told; indefinite present passive participle of teikt

Adjective

teicams (definite teicamais, comparative teicamāks, superlative visteicamākais, adverb teicami)

  1. very good, excellent (i.e., worthy of being mentioned)
    teicams amātnieks ― an excellent craftsman
    teicams strādnieks ― an excellent worker
    teicams darbs ― excellent work
    teicama kārtība ― excellent condition
    teicama kvalitāte ― excellent quality
    teicama atmiņa ― excellent memory
    teicama atzīme mācībās ― excellent (= highest) grade in (one's) study
  2. (of songs) such that its rhythm or intonation is close to the rhythm or intonation of spoken language
    latviešu tautas dziesmu primitīvākā un senākā slāņa - teicamo dziesmu - melodikas pamatā ir dažadas skaņkārto struktūras ― at the base of the melody of the most primitive layer of Latvian folk songs - the talkable songs - there are several tonal structures

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