# slikts
## Latgalian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲlʲikt͡s]
* Hyphenation: slikts

### Adjective

slikts (comparative sliktuoks, adverb slikši)
* Alternative form of slykts

#### Declension

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### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

## Latvian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German slicht (“plain, simple, common, without value, inferior, inappropriate”), or from Middle Dutch slicht (“simple, common”); compare German schlecht (“bad, evil”). First found in 17th- and 18th-century dictionaries, still marked as a Germanism; at that time, the word mentioned as a translation for German schlecht was nelietis (now a noun meaning “villain,” “scoundrel”).

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

slikts (definite sliktais, comparative sliktāks, superlative vissliktākais, adverb slikti)
* bad ((of people) not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel or insensitive way; (of their actions) typical of such people)
    slikts cilvēks, tēvs ― bad person, father
    slikta rīcība ― bad action, behavior
    slikta audzināšana ― bad, poor education
    slikts tonis ― bad tone
* bad ((of people) among whom there are disagreements, misunderstandings, hostile relations; (of their actions, relations) typical of such people)
    slikti kaimiņi ― bad neighbors
    sliktas attiecības ar kolēģiem ― bad, poor rleations with one's colleagues
* bad (who carry out their duties ineptly, inattentively, unconvincingly, irresponsibly)
    slikts aktieris, organizators ― bad actor, organizer
    slikts skolnieks, strādnieks ― bad student, worker
* bad (which is unsuitable, inappropriate, does not fit the requirements of its kind)
    slikts apģērbs ― bad outfit, clothes
    slikta prece ― bad merchandise, product
    slikts zāģis ― bad saw
    slikti milti ― bad flour
    slikts dzīvoklis ― bad apartment
    sliktas ganības ― bad, poor pastures
    slikta rūpnīca, skola ― bad factory, school
    slikta darba organizācija ― bad work organization
    slikts romāns ― bad novel
    slikta lekcija ― bad, poor lection, lecture
    slikts priekšnesums ― bad, poor performance
* (of the body, its parts and functions) bad (not performing its function appropriately; causing unpleasant feelings)
    slikta dzirde ― bad hearing
    slikta atmiņa ― bad memory
    slikta koncentrēšanās spēja ― bad concentration capacity, skills
    slikta ēstgrība ― bad, poor appetite
    slikta dūša ― bad, sick feeling (in the stomach, e.g., when one is about to vomit)
* (of processes, situations, circumstances, time periods) bad, poor, difficult (not fitting certain requirements or expectations)
    miglā slikta redzamība ― poor visibility in fog
    slikta braukšana pa nelīdzenu ceļu ― bad, difficult driving on rough roads
    sliktos augšanās apstākļos koki aug sīki — under bad growth conditions trees grow little
    slikts siena laiks, slikts rudens ― bad hay time, bad autumn, fall
    slikti laikapstākļi ― bad weather conditions
* bad (small, negligible in quantity or quality; less than average)
    slikta raža ― bad harvest
* bad, poor (which causes displeasure, which makes something be unwanted)
    sliktas nākotnes izredzes ― bad, poor future prospects
    slikti iespaidi par redzēto ― bad impressions about what was seen
    slikta slava, reputācija ― infamy (lit. bad fame), bad reputation

#### Antonyms

* labs

#### Derived terms

* sliktums

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slikts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN