staignums

Latvian

Etymology

From staigns (“swampy, boggy, marshy, miry”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

staignums m (1st declension)

  1. swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the quality or state of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
    purva staignums ― the marshiness, bogginess of the swamp
  2. (used as a noun) swamp, marsh, bog
    iestigt staignumā ― to sink and get stuck in the swamp

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