naksnīgs

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Latvian

Etymology

From nakts (night) +‎ -īgs, with syncope of the t (from an earlier naktsnīgs) and an irregular intermediate n.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

naksnīgs (definite naksnīgais, comparative naksnīgāks, superlative visnaksnīgākais, adverb naksnīgi)

  1. nocturnal, nightly, night (typical of night time)
    naksnīga tumsanocturnal darkness
    naksnīgas debesisnight sky
    naksnīgas klusumsnight quiet, silence
    naksnīgajā pamalē plaiksnījās tāli zibeņi'in the nocturnal horizon distant lightning flashed
  2. nocturnal, nightly, night (which happens at night)
    naksnīgs braucējsnight traveller
    naksnīgas pārdomasnocturnal reflections
    pēc naksnīga gājiena vēl nenāk miegsafter the night walk sleep still wouldn't come

Declension

References

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