valgans

Latvian

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal terms) velgans, vilgans

Etymology

From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) +‎ -gans.

Pronunciation

Adjective

valgans (definite valganais, comparative valganāks, superlative visvalganākais, adverb valgani)

  1. humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing moisture or vapor, being covered by moisture)
    valgana zeme ― humid, moist earth
    valgans māls ― humid, moist clay
    valgans vējš ― humid, moist wind
    dzestrs un valgans gaiss ― cool and humid air
    tēvs veda telīti saitē... gar jūrmalu, gar pašu ūdeni pa valgano smilti ― father led the calf by a leash... along the seaside, along the water, on the humid sand
    ragavu dzelzs slīdēja pa mīksto, valgano sniegu ― the iron of the sledge slid over the soft, humid snow

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of valgans
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative valgans valgani valgana valganas
genitive valgana valganu valganas valganu
dative valganam valganiem valganai valganām
accusative valganu valganus valganu valganas
instrumental valganu valganiem valganu valganām
locative valganā valganos valganā valganās
vocative — — — —

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