ūdeņains

Latvian

Etymology

From ūdens (“water”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

ūdeņains (definite ūdeņainais, comparative ūdeņaināks, superlative visūdeņainākais, adverb ūdeņaini)

  1. watery, humid, moist (which contains much water or similar liquid, often more than it should)
    ūdeņains piens ― watery milk
    ūdeņaina zupa ― watery soup
    ūdeņaina mērcīte ― watery little sauce
    ūdeņaini kartupeļi ― watery, moist potatoes
    ūdeņaina sniega blāķi ― piles of watery, wet snow
    mitras, ūdeņainas vietas ― humid, watery places
    ūdeņaina pļava ― humid, watery meadow
    ūdeņainas tulznas ― watery blisters
    zilenes sen pārgatavojušãs un kļuvušas pārlieku saldas un ūdeņainas ― the blueberries are overripe and have become too sweet and watery
    augsts cietes saturs padara kartupeli miltainu, bet zems - ūdeņainu ― a high level of starch makes the potato powdery, and a low (level of starch) - watery
  2. colorless, dull, without shine
    viņa ūdeņainās, krāsu zaudējušās acis ― his watery, discolored eyes
    lauki un pļavas mainīja savu krāsu ik dienas, drīz mezdamies balti, drīz ūdeņaini, bet visvairāk rudens pelēki ― the fields and meadows changed their color every day, sometimes becoming white, sometimes watery, but most of all auntum gray

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