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staigns
staigns
See also: staigņš
Latvian
Alternative forms
Adjective
staigns (def. staignais, comp. staignāks, sup. visstaignākais; adv. staigni)
- swampy, boggy, marshy, miry (such that it has humid, soft soil, where it is easy to sink and be stuck)
- staigna pļava ― swampy meadow
- staigns krasts ― boggy coast, miry shore
- pār staigniem purviem, mežiem, upēm, klintīm spīd viena saule, visu zeltījot ― over the swampy marshes, forests, rivers, rocks the sun alone shines, gilding everything
- staignās smiltis ņirb zem kājām, kad kareivji aiziet caur priežu mežu ― the miry sand sparkles underfoot, when the soldiers go through the pine forest
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of staigns
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | staigns | staigni | staigna | staignas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | staignu | staignus | staignu | staignas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | staigna | staignu | staignas | staignu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | staignam | staigniem | staignai | staignām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | staignu | staigniem | staignu | staignām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | staignā | staignos | staignā | staignās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “staigns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7