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Latvian

Etymology

From mukls (swampy, boggy, marshy, miry) +‎ -ājs.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

muklājs m (1st declension)

  1. swampy, boggy place, mire
    muklāju purvsboggy swamp
    neizbrienams muklājsunsurmontable bog
    grimt muklājāto sink in the bog, mud
    kājas brīžiem sagrima muklājā, kas rāva nost zābakushis feet sank for a moment in the bog/mud, which managed to take off his boots
  2. (figuratively) swamp (hard, difficult circumstances)
    dzīves muklājslife swamp (= difficult life circumstances)

Declension

Declension of muklājs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative muklājs muklāji
genitive muklāja muklāju
dative muklājam muklājiem
accusative muklāju muklājus
instrumental muklāju muklājiem
locative muklājā muklājos
vocative muklāj muklāji

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References

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