īgns

See also: IGNs

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb īgt (“to be sullen, surly, angry”) with an extra suffix -n.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [îɡns]

Adjective

īgns (definite īgnais, comparative īgnāks, superlative visīgnākais, adverb īgni)

  1. morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)
    būt vienmēr īgnam ― to be always sullen
    Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjš ― Andrejs had become surly and rude
  2. which shows or reveals such feelings
    īgns skatiens ― surly look, petulant frown
    runāt īgnā balsī ― to speak in, with a surly, indignant voice

Declension

References

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