īgņa
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Latvian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
īgņa m or f (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)
- person who is generally sullen, surly, angry
- liekas, esmu tavā prombūtnē kļuvis īsts īgņa; šovakar dusmās sarāju abus mūsu zēnus ― it seems that I have become a real growler in your absence; last night I lashed at both our boys
Usage notes[edit]
The term īgņa is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is īgņam when it refers to a male and īgņai when it refers to a female.
Declension[edit]
Declension of īgņa (4th declension)