īgns

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same stem as the verb īgt (to be sullen, surly, angry) with an extra suffix -n.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

īgns (definite īgnais, comparative īgnāks, superlative visīgnākais, adverb īgni)

  1. morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)
    būt vienmēr īgnamto be always sullen
    Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjšAndrejs had become surly and rude
  2. which shows or reveals such feelings
    īgns skatienssurly look, petulant frown
    runāt īgnā balsīto speak in, with a surly, indignant voice

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References[edit]

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