Jump to content

utains

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Latvian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From uts (louse) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

[edit]
This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Adjective

[edit]

utains (definite utainais, comparative utaināks, superlative visutainākais, adverb utaini)

  1. lousy, infested with lice
    utaina cūkalousy, lice-infested pig
    utains kreklslousy, lice-infested shirt
    utaini matilousy, lice-infested hair
    pieņēmām mazu un utainu; izaudzinājām kā pašu bērnuwe took (him) small and lousy, we raised (him) like our own child

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]