miegains
Appearance
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From miegs (“sleep”) + -ains.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]miegains (definite miegainais, comparative miegaināks, superlative vismiegainākais, adverb miegaini)
- (of people, their behavior) sleepy (who is falling asleep, who is very tired; expressing such feelings)
- miegains bērns ― sleepy child
- miegainas acis ― sleepy eyes
- miegaina seja ― sleepy face
- Augusts Stēġis pats bija tik noguris un miegains, ka viņam lipa ciet acis ― Augusts Stēġis himself was so tired and sleepy that his eyes stuck shut
- (figuratively, of motion, activities) slow
- Maurs atcerējās miegainās kustības, ar kādām Ieva spoguļa priekšā parasti rīkojās ar ķemmi ― Maurs rememberd the sleepy movements with which Ieva used the comb in front of the mirror
- (figuratively, of sounds, colors) sleepy, monotonous, boring
- pļaviņā miegaini bubināja zirgs un skatījās šurp ― on the little meadow the horse neighed sleepily and looked here
- (figuratively) sleepy, quiet, peaceful
- miegaina ziema ― sleepy, quiet winter
- miegaina vēja pūsma ― sleepy wind blow
- visi guļ... plašā sēta miegaina un pagurusi ― all asleep... the big ranch was sleepy and tired
- (figuratively) sleepy, passive, inactive, not moving
- audzis Aspazijas nemiers ar miegaino, inerto sabiedrību ― Aspazija's restlessness grew with her sleepy, inert society
Declension
[edit]masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | miegains | miegaini | miegaina | miegainas | |
genitive | miegaina | miegainu | miegainas | miegainu | |
dative | miegainam | miegainiem | miegainai | miegainām | |
accusative | miegainu | miegainus | miegainu | miegainas | |
instrumental | miegainu | miegainiem | miegainu | miegainām | |
locative | miegainā | miegainos | miegainā | miegainās | |
vocative | — | — | — | — |
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | miegainais | miegainie | miegainā | miegainās | |
genitive | miegainā | miegaino | miegainās | miegaino | |
dative | miegainajam | miegainajiem | miegainajai | miegainajām | |
accusative | miegaino | miegainos | miegaino | miegainās | |
instrumental | miegaino | miegainajiem | miegaino | miegainajām | |
locative | miegainajā | miegainajos | miegainajā | miegainajās | |
vocative | miegaino, miegainais | miegainie | miegaino, miegainā | miegainās |