īgns

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See also: IGNs

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb īgt (“to be sullen, surly, angry”) with an extra suffix -n.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

īgns (definite īgnais, comparative īgnāks, superlative visīgnākais, adverb īgni)

  1. morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)
    būt vienmēr īgnam ― to be always sullen
    Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjš ― Andrejs had become surly and rude
  2. which shows or reveals such feelings
    īgns skatiens ― surly look, petulant frown
    runāt īgnā balsī ― to speak in, with a surly, indignant voice

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of īgns
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) īgns īgni īgna īgnas
accusative (akuzatīvs) īgnu īgnus īgnu īgnas
genitive (ģenitīvs) īgna īgnu īgnas īgnu
dative (datīvs) īgnam īgniem īgnai īgnām
instrumental (instrumentālis) īgnu īgniem īgnu īgnām
locative (lokatīvs) īgnā īgnos īgnā īgnās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “īgt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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