mitrs

Latvian

Etymology

From an old verb mist “to cease,” previously “to become soft,” with an extra r. The semantic development went from “soft, flexible” (because of humidity) > “humid, wet.” Cognates include Lithuanian mitrùs (“agile, nimble; cunning”) (< “flexible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mitɾs]

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Adjective

mitrs (definite mitrais, comparative mitrāks, superlative vismitrākais, adverb mitri)

1. humid, wet (which has absorbed, contains a little water; which is covered with a little, a thin layer of, water)

   mitras plaukstas ― humid, clammy palms (of the hand)

   mitra lupata ― humid, wet rag

   mitras drēbes ― humid, wet clothes

   mitra zeme ― humid, wet land

   mitrs tvaiks ― humid vapor (containing water droplets)

   mitras rokas ― humid, clammy hands

   mitri mati ― humid, wet hair

   mitras logu rūtis ― humid window panes

   izzuda marta rītu mitrā migla ― the humid March morning fog disappeared

   māte nolieca galvu, un arī viņai acis kļuva mitras ― mother bowed (her) head, and also her eyes became humid (= as if about to cry)

2. humid (which contains, is characterized by a relatively large amount of water vapor; such (place, time) that there is much water vapor in the air)

   mitrs vējš, gaiss ― humid wind, air

   mitrs sals ― humid, wet frost

   mitrs klimats, laiks ― humid climate, weather

   mitra vasara ― humid summer

   mitra pļava ― humid meadow

   mitrs dzīvoklis ― humid apartment

   vakaros kļūst mitrs ― in the evenings it gets humid, wet

   diena ir miglaina un mitra; no kokiem pil aukstas lāses ― the day is foggy and humid; cold (water) drops are dripping from the trees

   šādas alas ir mitras, dubļainas ― such caves are humid (and) muddy

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of mitrs

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	mitrs	mitri		mitra	mitras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	mitru	mitrus		mitru	mitras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	mitra	mitru		mitras	mitru
dative (datīvs)	mitram	mitriem		mitrai	mitrām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	mitru	mitriem		mitru	mitrām
locative (lokatīvs)	mitrā	mitros		mitrā	mitrās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• mikls
• slapjš
• valgs, valgans

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• mitrums