krēslains
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From krēsla (“twilight, dusk”) + -ains.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]krēslains (definite krēslainais, comparative krēslaināks, superlative viskrēslainākais, adverb krēslaini)
- crepuscular, dusky (typical of dusk, twilight; at dusk time)
- krēslainās augusta novakarēs rūgti smaržoja brūngani apīņu ķekari ― in the dusky late August evenings brownish hop bunches smelled bitterly
- un tad mēs abas strādājām klusēdamas līdz krēslainai pavakarei ― and then we both worked in silence till dusky late evening
- krēslainā vasaras naktī iznira melns ēku puduris ― in the crepuscular summer night there emerged a dark group of buildings
- (of places, rooms) poorly lit, poorly illuminated, dark
- krēslains pagalms, pagrabs ― poorly lit courtyard, basement
- krēslainas ielas ― poorly lit, dark streets
- apmākušās, krēslainas debesis ― cloudy, dark sky
- uz galda dega ar avīzi aizklāta petrolejas lampa, mezdama istabas krēslainajos kaktos garas, mīkstas ēnas ― on the table, a lamp covered with newspapers burned, casting long, soft shadows on the room's dark corners
- pa logu varēja redzēt, ka lauka spīd saule, bet direktora kabinets, pavērsts pret vakaru pusi, likās krēslains un drēgns ― by the window one could see that the sun was shining outside, but the director's office, turned to the night side (= west), seemed dark and cold, humid
- (of lights, illumination) weak, faint, dim
- priekšnamā bija krēslaina zilgana gaisma ― in the hall there was a faint blue light
- mākoņi pēkšņi pavērās, kļuva krēslains, un visu piepildīja lielas, lēnas pārslas ― the clouds suddenly opened slightly, it became faint (= there was a little light), and big, slow (snow)flakes filled everything
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of krēslains
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | krēslains | krēslaini | krēslaina | krēslainas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | krēslainu | krēslainus | krēslainu | krēslainas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | krēslaina | krēslainu | krēslainas | krēslainu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | krēslainam | krēslainiem | krēslainai | krēslainām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | krēslainu | krēslainiem | krēslainu | krēslainām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | krēslainā | krēslainos | krēslainā | krēslainās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||