īgns
See also: IGNs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as the verb īgt (“to be sullen, surly, angry”) with an extra suffix -n.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]īgns (definite īgnais, comparative īgnāks, superlative visīgnākais, adverb īgni)
- morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)
- būt vienmēr īgnam ― to be always sullen
- Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjš ― Andrejs had become surly and rude
- which shows or reveals such feelings
- īgns skatiens ― surly look, petulant frown
- runāt īgnā balsī ― to speak in, with a surly, indignant voice
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of īgns
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | īgns | īgni | īgna | īgnas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | īgna | īgnu | īgnas | īgnu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | īgnam | īgniem | īgnai | īgnām | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | īgnu | īgnus | īgnu | īgnas | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | īgnu | īgniem | īgnu | īgnām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | īgnā | īgnos | īgnā | īgnās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “īgt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN