drēgns

See also: dregns

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) dregns

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.

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)	—	—		—	—

Related terms

• drēgnums