ērkšķains

Latvian

Etymology

From ērkšķis (“thorn”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

ērkšķains (definite ērkšķainais, comparative ērkšķaināks, superlative visērkšķainākais, adverb ērkšķaini)

  1. thorny, having thorns
    kails, ērkšķains krūms ― a naked, thorny bush
    ērkšķains augs, zariņš ― thorny plant, twig
  2. (figuratively) painful; very difficult; involving painful losses
    ērkšķaini vārdi ― thorny, painful words
    tepat viņš bija, nodzīvojis sūru, ērkšķainu mūžu ― there he was, having lived a difficult, thorny life
    grūts un ērkšķains revolucionārā cīnītāja ceļš ― the difficult and thorny path of the revolutionary fighter

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