ūsains

Latvian

Etymology

From ūsa (“moustache, whiskers”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

ūsains (definite ūsainais, comparative ūsaināks, superlative visūsainākais, adverb ūsaini)

  1. mustached, having a mustache
    ūsains tēvocis ― a mustached uncle
    starp bārdainiem un ūsainiem vīriem vienīgā dāma bija bufetes jaunkundze Emma ― among the bearded and mustached men the only lady was the buffet's Miss Emma
    mazais kaprālis stāsta savam drūmajam ūsainajam draugam, kāpēc Sloka par katru cenu jānotur ― the small corporal tells his gloomy mustached friend why they had to keep Sloka at any cost
    “ko tu darīsi! tādi laiki!” ūsinainais atņurdēja, ūsu galus braucīdams ― “what will you do! these times!” the mustached (man) grumbled, stroking the ends of his mustache
  2. whiskered
    ūsains kaķēns ― whiskered kitten
  3. having barbels, antennae
    ūsains kukainis ― insect with antennae
    ūsaini prusaki ― cockroaches that have antennae

Declension

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