staignājs

Latvian

From staigns (“swampy, boggy, marshy, miry”) +‎ -ājs.

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staignājs m (1st declension)

swampy place, territory
iestigt staignājā ― to sink, get stuck in the swamp

tagad skriet bija vieglāk, jo kājas vairs negrima purva staignājā, bet soļus varēja spert uz cietas, mīkstu sūnu apaugušas zemes ― now it was easier to run, because (his) legs were not sinking in the swampy place, but was able to step on firm, soft moss-covered land

Declension of staignājs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	staignājs	staignāji
accusative (akuzatīvs)	staignāju	staignājus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	staignāja	staignāju
dative (datīvs)	staignājam	staignājiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	staignāju	staignājiem
locative (lokatīvs)	staignājā	staignājos
vocative (vokatīvs)	staignāj	staignāji