mukls

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same stem as the verb mukt “to sink (in mud)” (q.v.), with an extra element -l, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (slimy, slippery), see also Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, mushroom). Additional cognates include Lithuanian muklùs, Serbo-Croatian mùkljiv.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

mukls (definite muklais, comparative muklāks, superlative vismuklākais, adverb mukli)

  1. swampy, boggy, marshy, miry (typical of swamps, bogs, marsh, mires)
    mukla meža pļavaboggy forest meadow
    kad haubicū baterija bija pārvarējusi muklo ieplaku, uzkalna līdzenumā zirgi uzsāka raitāku gaituwhen the howitzer battery had overcome the marshy valley, the hill plain horses started at a quicker pace

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References[edit]

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