īgns
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See also: IGNs
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]
Adjective[edit]
īgns (definite īgnais, comparative īgnāks, superlative visīgnākais, adverb īgni)
- morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)
- būt vienmēr īgnam ― to be always sullen
- Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjš ― Andrejs had become surly and rude
- which shows or reveals such feelings
- īgns skatiens ― surly look, petulant frown
- runāt īgnā balsī ― to speak in, with a surly, indignant voice
Declension[edit]
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of īgns
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | īgns | īgni | īgna | īgnas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | īgnu | īgnus | īgnu | īgnas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | īgna | īgnu | īgnas | īgnu | |||||
dative (datīvs) | īgnam | īgniem | īgnai | īgnām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | īgnu | īgniem | īgnu | īgnām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | īgnā | īgnos | īgnā | īgnās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “īgt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN