drēgns

See also: dregns

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *dreg- (with an adjectivizing suffix -n, and expressive lengthening of the e; compare dialectal variant dregns with short e), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, to pluck, to slice”) (whence also dīrāt (“to skin, to flay”), q.v.) with an extra suffix -gʰ (*der-gʰ, *dr-egʰ). From the original meaning, “to tear” > “to skin, to flay,” a number of other meanings were developed, relating to something unpleasant or repulsive (compare dergties (“to feel disgusted”)); in the case of drēgns, unpleasant cold and humidity. Cognates include Lithuanian drė́gnas.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [drǣːɡns]
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Adjective

drēgns (definite drēgnais, comparative drēgnāks, superlative visdrēgnākais, adverb drēgni)

  1. (weather) cold and humid
    drēgns laiks, gaiss, klimats ― cold, humid weather, air, climate
    drēgns pagrabs ― cold, humid cellar
    drēgns rīts ― cold, humid morning
    drēgna migla ― cold, humid mist, fog
    bija pelēki drēgna diena ― it was a gray, cold, humid day

Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of drēgns
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)		 singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) drēgns drēgni drēgna drēgnas
accusative (akuzatīvs) drēgnu drēgnus drēgnu drēgnas
genitive (ģenitīvs) drēgna drēgnu drēgnas drēgnu
dative (datīvs) drēgnam drēgniem drēgnai drēgnām
instrumental (instrumentālis) drēgnu drēgniem drēgnu drēgnām
locative (lokatīvs) drēgnā drēgnos drēgnā drēgnās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

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