spalvains
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Latvian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
spalvains (definite spalvainais, comparative spalvaināks, superlative visspalvainākais, adverb spalvaini)
- (of animals, sometimes also humans) furry, hairy (having its body or body part(s) covered by fur, hair)
- dzeguze iznīcina lielākoties kaitīgos spalvainos kāpurus, kurus citi putni vispār neaiztiek ― the cuckoo destroye most of the harmful hairy caterpillars which other birds do not touch at all
- Juhana lielās, spalvainās dūres rībināja durvis ― Juhans' big, hairy fists slammed the door
- (of fur articles) furry (on which fur has remained)
- spalvains kažoks ― furry coat
- spalvaina cepure ― furry hat
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of spalvains
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spalvains | spalvaini | spalvaina | spalvainas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spalvainu | spalvainus | spalvainu | spalvainas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spalvaina | spalvainu | spalvainas | spalvainu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | spalvainam | spalvainiem | spalvainai | spalvainām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spalvainu | spalvainiem | spalvainu | spalvainām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | spalvainā | spalvainos | spalvainā | spalvainās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||