slapjš
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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the verb slapt (“to be(come) wet”), with an extra j (cf. Lithuanian šlãpias).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
slapjš (definite slapjais, comparative slapjāks, superlative visslapjākais, adverb slapji)
- wet (containing, having absorbed moisture, water or some other liquid; having moisture, water or some other liquid on its surface)
- slapjš dvielis, lakats ― wet towel, scarf
- slapjas drēbes ― wet clothes,
- slapjš siens ― wet hay
- slapjas pludmales smiltis ― wet beach sand
- slapja malka ― wet firewood
- slapjas loga rūtis ― wet window panes
- slapjš tvaiks ― wet steam (= steam with water droplets)
- slapjš sniegs ― wet snow
- seja viņam spīdēja slapja no lietus ― his face shone wet from the rain
- (of weather; syn. mitrs) wet, humid, rainy (characterized by increased rainfall, or by increased amounts of water vapor)
- slapjš laiks ― wet, humid weather
- slapja vasara, slapjš rudens ― wet summer, wet fall
- slapjš mežs ― wet, humid forest
- slapja ieleja ― wet, humid valley
- slapja pļava ― wet, humid meadow
- slpaja istaba ― wet, humid room
- slapjš pagrabs ― wet, humid basement
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of slapjš
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slapjš | slapji | slapja | slapjas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slapju | slapjus | slapju | slapjas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slapja | slapju | slapjas | slapju | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | slapjam | slapjiem | slapjai | slapjām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slapju | slapjiem | slapju | slapjām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | slapjā | slapjos | slapjā | slapjās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slapt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN