valgans
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal terms) velgans, vilgans
Etymology
From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) + -gans.
Pronunciation
Adjective
valgans (definite valganais, comparative valganāks, superlative visvalganākais, adverb valgani)
- humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing moisture or vapor, being covered by moisture)
- valgana zeme ― humid, moist earth
- valgans māls ― humid, moist clay
- valgans vējš ― humid, moist wind
- dzestrs un valgans gaiss ― cool and humid air
- tēvs veda telīti saitē... gar jūrmalu, gar pašu ūdeni pa valgano smilti ― father led the calf by a leash... along the seaside, along the water, on the humid sand
- ragavu dzelzs slīdēja pa mīksto, valgano sniegu ― the iron of the sledge slid over the soft, humid snow
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | valgans | valgani | valgana | valganas | |
| genitive | valgana | valganu | valganas | valganu | |
| dative | valganam | valganiem | valganai | valganām | |
| accusative | valganu | valganus | valganu | valganas | |
| instrumental | valganu | valganiem | valganu | valganām | |
| locative | valganā | valganos | valganā | valganās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | valganais | valganie | valganā | valganās | |
| genitive | valganā | valgano | valganās | valgano | |
| dative | valganajam | valganajiem | valganajai | valganajām | |
| accusative | valgano | valganos | valgano | valganās | |
| instrumental | valgano | valganajiem | valgano | valganajām | |
| locative | valganajā | valganajos | valganajā | valganajās | |
| vocative | valgano, valganais | valganie | valgano, valganā | valganās | |