utainums

Latvian

Etymology

From utains (“lousy”) +‎ -ums (with utains from uts (“louse”) +‎ -ains).

Noun

utainums m (1st declension)

  1. lousiness (the state of that which is infested with lice)
    matu utainums ― hair lousiness (= degree of lice infestation)
    drēbju utainums ― clothes lousiness (= degree of lice infestation)

Declension

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