valgans
Latvian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) + -gans.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]valgans (definite valganais, comparative valganāks, superlative visvalganākais, adverb valgani)
- humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing moisture or vapor, being covered by moisture)
- valgana zeme ― humid, moist earth
- valgans māls ― humid, moist clay
- valgans vējš ― humid, moist wind
- dzestrs un valgans gaiss ― cool and humid air
- tēvs veda telīti saitē... gar jūrmalu, gar pašu ūdeni pa valgano smilti ― father led the calf by a leash... along the seaside, along the water, on the humid sand
- ragavu dzelzs slīdēja pa mīksto, valgano sniegu ― the iron of the sledge slid over the soft, humid snow
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of valgans
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | valgans | valgani | valgana | valganas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | valganu | valganus | valganu | valganas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | valgana | valganu | valganas | valganu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | valganam | valganiem | valganai | valganām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | valganu | valganiem | valganu | valganām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | valganā | valganos | valganā | valganās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||