slapjš

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same stem as the verb slapt (“to be(come) wet”), with an extra j (cf. Lithuanian šlãpias).[1]

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Adjective[edit]

slapjš (definite slapjais, comparative slapjāks, superlative visslapjākais, adverb slapji)

  1. wet (containing, having absorbed moisture, water or some other liquid; having moisture, water or some other liquid on its surface)
    slapjš dvielis, lakats ― wet towel, scarf
    slapjas drēbes ― wet clothes,
    slapjš siens ― wet hay
    slapjas pludmales smiltis ― wet beach sand
    slapja malka ― wet firewood
    slapjas loga rūtis ― wet window panes
    slapjš tvaiks ― wet steam (= steam with water droplets)
    slapjš sniegs ― wet snow
    seja viņam spīdēja slapja no lietus ― his face shone wet from the rain
  2. (of weather; syn. mitrs) wet, humid, rainy (characterized by increased rainfall, or by increased amounts of water vapor)
    slapjš laiks ― wet, humid weather
    slapja vasara, slapjš rudens ― wet summer, wet fall
    slapjš mežs ― wet, humid forest
    slapja ieleja ― wet, humid valley
    slapja pļava ― wet, humid meadow
    slpaja istaba ― wet, humid room
    slapjš pagrabs ― wet, humid basement

Declension[edit]

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of slapjš
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) slapjš slapji slapja slapjas
accusative (akuzatīvs) slapju slapjus slapju slapjas
genitive (ģenitīvs) slapja slapju slapjas slapju
dative (datīvs) slapjam slapjiem slapjai slapjām
instrumental (instrumentālis) slapju slapjiem slapju slapjām
locative (lokatīvs) slapjā slapjos slapjā slapjās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

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References[edit]

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