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Latvian
Etymology
From zvīņa (“scales”) + -ains.
Adjective
zvīņains (definite zvīņainais, comparative zvīņaināks, superlative viszvīņainākais, adverb zvīņaini)
- (of fish, reptiles) scaly, squamous (covered with scales)
- zvīņaina zivs ― scaly fish
- čūskas zvīņainajās bruņās parādījās garas, asiņainas rētas ― in the snake's scaly armor a long, bloody scar appeared
- scaly (to which scales adhered, dirty, smeared, smudged with scales)
- zvīņainas rokas ― scaly hands
- zvīņains priekšauts ― scaly apron
- zvīņaini tīkli ― scaly nets
- (of plants) scaly (covered with scales)
- zvīņains ziednesis ― scaly stem
- zvīņaina miza ― scaly bark
- (of substances) scaly, flaky (which has, makes scales, flakes)
- zvīņains iezis, ģipšakemns ― scaly rock, gypsum
- (of skin) scaly, flaky (which is flaking)
- zvīņaina seja ― scaly, flaky face
- sejas āda ziemā nereti kļūst raupja, zvīņaina ― facial skin in winter often becomes rough, scaly
Declension