valgans

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal terms) velgans, vilgans

Etymology

From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) +‎ -gans.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

valgans (definite valganais, comparative valganāks, superlative visvalganākais, adverb valgani)

1. 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

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of valgans

	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	—	—		—	—

Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of valgans

	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

Synonyms

• mikls
• mitrs
• slapjš
• valgs

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• valganums

Related terms

• valgme, valgums
• valgs