miesīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From miesa (“flesh”) +‎ -īgs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

miesīgs (definite miesīgais, comparative miesīgāks, superlative vismiesīgākais, adverb miesīgi)

  1. (of relations) by blood, by flesh and blood, natural
    miesīgs brālis ― blood by flesh, by blood, real, true brother
    miesīga māte, māsa ― mother, sister by flesh (= blood)
    es tos cilvēkus pazīstu labāk nekā savus miesīgus vecākus ― I know these people better than my own natural parents
  2. physical, bodily, carnal (typical of the bodies of living beings)
    miesīgā nespēkā viņš atslīga uz sola pie krāsns ― in (= because of) bodily weakness, he leaned back on the bench by the stove
    Annuža bija izveseļojusies miesīgi un garīgi ― Annuža had gotten better (= healthier) physically and spiritually (mentally)

Declension

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