iepelēks

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ie- +‎ pelēks (gray).

Adjective[edit]

iepelēks (definite iepelēkais, adverb iepelēki)

  1. with a tone of gray, grayish
    iepelēki acisgrayish eyes
    iepelēks uzvalksgrayish suit
    iepelēki mākoņigrayish clouds
    sniegs kļuvis iepelēksthe snow became grayish
    tā izskatījās kā liels, iepelēks kalnu vanagsit looked like a big, grayish mountain hawk
  2. (of days, mornings, etc.) gray, grayish (with dim, grayish light, as when the sky is overcast)
    iepelēka, apmākusies dienagrayish, cloudy day
    aiz loga ir iepelēks rītsbehind the window is a grayish morning

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