rasains

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Latvian

Etymology

From rasa (dew) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

rasains (definite rasainais, comparative rasaināks, superlative visrasainākais, adverb rasaini)

  1. dewy (covered with dew)
    rasaini ziedi, koku zaridewy flowers, tree branches
    rasains mežsdewy forest
    rasainā zāle glāstīja basās kājas — the dewy leaf carressed the bare feet
  2. (of time periods, of weather) dewy (when there is dew)
    rasains saullēktsdewy sunrise
    bagātīgi rasains rītsrichly dewy morning
  3. (figuratively) moist, wet (covered with tiny liquid drops, e.g., of water, sweat, tears, etc.)
    groži atkal noplīkšēja uz rasainajām zirgu mugurām(he) again cracked the reins on the horse's sweaty (lit. dewy) back
    automobiļa logu tīrītāji dedzīgi vēcinājas pa rasainajiem priekšlogiemthe car's wipers flapped fiercely on the wet (lit. dewy) windshield

Declension