noslēpumains
Appearance
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From noslēpums (“secret”) + -ains, with noslēpums from noslēp(t) (“to hide, to keep secret”) + -ums and noslēpt from no- + slēpt (“to hide”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]noslēpumains (definite noslēpumainais, comparative noslēpumaināks, superlative visnoslēpumainākais, adverb noslēpumaini)
- secretive, mysterious (not understood, not known, such that it has a secret, a mystery; expressing such characteristics) (of people, their behavior)
- noslēpumains skatiens ― mysterious gaze
- noslēpumaina balss ― mysterious voice
- viņu ieinteresēja noslēpumainais kaimiņš ― he became interested in (his) mysterious neighbor
- sievietē slēpās sfinksa, tādu iespaidu radīja viņas nekustīgais, noslēpumainais smaids ― in the woman a sphynx was hidden; this impression was created by her steady, mysterious smile
- viņš tagad bija kļuvis ļoti noslēpumains... tunāja gan tikpat daudz un labprāt kā agrāk, bet vienmēr kaut kas palika neizteikts ― he had become very secretive... he talked as often and as willingly as before, but something remained unsaid
- mysterious (unknown, not understood, unsolved) (of things, places, facts)
- noslēpumaini trokšņi ― mysterious noises
- noslēpumaina vieta ― mysterious place
- noslēpumaini plāni, nolūki ― secret, mysterious plans, intentions
- sabiedrībā daudz un dažādi runāja par Edmunda Bērza noslēpumaino pazušanu ― in society, many (people) talked about Edmunds Bērzs' mysterious disappearance
- mysterious (causing a grim sense of discomfort or even fear)
- noslēpumaina čabēšana ― mysterious murmur
- tad uznāca karstums un sauspūtis vējš, un stepe kļuva pelēka, drūma, noslēpumaina ― then came the heat and the dry wind, and the steppe became gray, gloomy, mysterious
- mysterious (interesting, attractive, captivating because of its unusual character)
- ģimnāzistes gadi!... šie vārdi ietver sevī kaut ko noslēpumainu un romantisku ― highschool years!... these words had in themselves something mysterious and romantic
- visapkārt plešas svelmīga, noslēpumaina vasaras nakts ― the sultry, mysterious summer night spread around everywhere
- svešu ciemu un pilsētu, neredzētu kalnu un stepes ainas... vilinoši, noslēpumaini nosaukumi: Dno, Bežecka, Kurgāna ― a steppe scene of foreign villages and cities, unseen mountains... tempting, mysterious names: Dno, Bežecka, Kurgāna
Declension
[edit]masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
nominative | noslēpumains | noslēpumaini | noslēpumaina | noslēpumainas | |
genitive | noslēpumaina | noslēpumainu | noslēpumainas | noslēpumainu | |
dative | noslēpumainam | noslēpumainiem | noslēpumainai | noslēpumainām | |
accusative | noslēpumainu | noslēpumainus | noslēpumainu | noslēpumainas | |
instrumental | noslēpumainu | noslēpumainiem | noslēpumainu | noslēpumainām | |
locative | noslēpumainā | noslēpumainos | noslēpumainā | noslēpumainās | |
vocative | — | — | — | — |