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purvains

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From purvs (swamp, bog, mire) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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purvains (definite purvainais, comparative purvaināks, superlative vispurvainākais, adverb purvaini)

  1. swampy, boggy, marshy, miry (characterized by swampy land)
    purvainās augsnesswampy soil
    purvains apgabalsmarshy area
    pļavas bija ļoti purvainas, jo pavasaros tās appludināja Babītes ezera ūdeņithe meadows were very swampy, because they flooded by the water of lake Babīte

Declension

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Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of purvains
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular plural singular plural
nominative purvains purvaini purvaina purvainas
genitive purvaina purvainu purvainas purvainu
dative purvainam purvainiem purvainai purvainām
accusative purvainu purvainus purvainu purvainas
instrumental purvainu purvainiem purvainu purvainām
locative purvainā purvainos purvainā purvainās
vocative

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