matains
Latvian
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Adjective
[edit]matains (definite matainais, comparative mataināks, superlative vismatainākais, adverb mataini)
- (of people) hairy (having abundant, long, usually neglected, unkempt, hair)
- viegla kā balts taurenis viņa lidinās apkārt krēslam, kurā sēž kāds bārdains vai matains vīrs ― light as a white butterfly, she hovered around the chair on which some bearded, hairy man was sitting
- (of human body parts) hairy (where hair grows)
- vīrieši nolieca matainās galvas un plikos pakaušus ― the men bowed (their) hairy heads and naked (= hairless) napes
- (of insects, arthropods) hairy (having little hairs or hair-like appendages)
- sīlis iznīcina matainos kāpurus ― the jay (bird) destroyed the hairy caterpillars
- (of plants, their parts) hairy (having hairs or hair-like appendages)
- matainas lapas ― hairy leaves
- ārstnieciskā verbena ir nedaudz matains lakstaugs ― the medicinal verbena is a slightly hairy herbaceous plant
Declension
[edit]| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | matains | mataini | mataina | matainas | |
| genitive | mataina | matainu | matainas | matainu | |
| dative | matainam | matainiem | matainai | matainām | |
| accusative | matainu | matainus | matainu | matainas | |
| instrumental | matainu | matainiem | matainu | matainām | |
| locative | matainā | matainos | matainā | matainās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |