smilšains
Latvian
Alternative forms
- smilkšains (dialectal)
Etymology
From smilt(is) (“sand”) + -ains, with t > š via (irregular) palatalization.
Adjective
smilšains (definite smilšainais, comparative smilšaināks, superlative vissmilšainākais, adverb smilšaini)
- sandy (which contains sand)
- smilšaina augsne, zeme ― sandy soil, earth
- smilšains māls ― sandy clay, loam
- smilšains dolomīts ― sandy dolomite
- sandy (having a sandy base or ground; covered with a layer of sand)
- smilšains ceļš, pakalns ― sandy road, hill
- smilšains liedags, smilšaina pludmale ― sandy beach
- smilšaina upes gultne ― sandy river bed
- smilšains sils ― sandy pine tree
- sandy (dirty, covered with sand)
- smilšaina lāpsta ― sandy, sand-covered shovel
- smilšaini zābaki ― sandy boots
- smilšainas kājas ― sandy feet
- smilšaina grīda ― sandy floor
- smilšaina iela ― sandy road, street
- smilšaini kartupeļi ― sandy potatoes
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of smilšains
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | smilšains | smilšaini | smilšaina | smilšainas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | smilšainu | smilšainus | smilšainu | smilšainas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | smilšaina | smilšainu | smilšainas | smilšainu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | smilšainam | smilšainiem | smilšainai | smilšainām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | smilšainu | smilšainiem | smilšainu | smilšainām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | smilšainā | smilšainos | smilšainā | smilšainās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Derived terms
- smilšaine
Related terms
- smiltis
- smiltājs
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