utains

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Latvian

Etymology

From uts (louse) +‎ -ains.

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Adjective

utains (definite utainais, comparative utaināks, superlative visutainākais, adverb utaini)

  1. lousy, infested with lice
    utaina cūkalousy, lice-infested pig
    utains kreklslousy, lice-infested shirt
    utaini matilousy, lice-infested hair
    pieņēmām mazu un utainu; izaudzinājām kā pašu bērnuwe took (him) small and lousy, we raised (him) like our own child

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