volgons

Latgalian

Etymology

From the volgs (“humid, moist, damp, wet”) +‎ -ons, from the o-grade, form of Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“humid”), from the stem *wel- (“to press, to squeeze”) with an extra g

Cognates includeLatvian valgs (“humid, moist, damp, wet”), Lithuanian vìlgti (“to become wet”), vìlgyti, Proto-Slavic *volga (“humidity, moisture”) (Old Church Slavonic влага (vlaga), Russian влага (vlaga), Bulgarian влага (vlaga), Belarusian вільгаць (vilʹhacʹ), Ukrainian волога (voloha), Czech vláha), Old High German wëlk (“humid, soft”), German welk (“faded”), Old High German wolkan, German Wolke (“cloud”), Thracian olgan(o) (“humid”).

Pronunciation

[wɒ́ɫgɒnt͡s]

Adjective

volgons (comparative volgonõks)

1. humid, moistish, wettish

Synonyms

• nasauss
• slapnis
• mytrys

Declension

Indefinite declension of volgons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	volgons	volgoni	volgona	volgonys, volgonas1)
genitive	volgona	volgonu	volgonys, volgonas1)	volgonu
dative	volgonam	volgonim	volgonai	volgonom
accusative	volgonu	volgonus	volgonu	volgonys, volgonas1)
instrumental	volgonu	volgonim	volgonu	volgonom
locative	volgonā	volgonūs	volgonā	volgonuos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of volgons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	volgonais, volgonīs	volgonī	volgonuo	volgonuos
genitive	volgonuo	volgonūs	volgonuos	volgonūs
dative	volgonajam	volgonajim	volgonajai	volgonajom
accusative	volgonū	volgonūs	volgonū	volgonuos
instrumental	volgonū	volgonajim	volgonū	volgonajom
locative	volgonajā	volgonajūs	volgonajā	volgonajuos

Related terms

• volgonums
• volgs
• veļgme
• volgums
• pavolgs "sauce"