asiņains

Latvian

Etymology

From asinis (“blood”) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

asiņains (definite asiņainais, comparative asiņaināks, superlative visasiņainākais, adverb asiņaini)

  1. bloody (containing a lot of blood)
    asiņaina gaļa ― bloody meat
    asiņainas krēpas ― bloody sputum
    asiņains ūdens ― bloody water
  2. bloody (relating to bleeding; which causes bleeding)
    asiņains klepus ― bloody cough
  3. bloody (which bleeds, is bleeding)
    asiņaina brūce ― bloody, bleeding wound
    asiņains augonis ― bloody, bleeding furuncle, abscess
    asiņainas, nedzīstošas tulznas ― bloody, non-healing calluses
  4. bloody (dirty with blood; covered with blood)
    asiņaini apsēji ― bloody bandages
    asiņainas drēbes ― bloody clothes
    asiņains palags, nazis ― bloody sheet, knife
  5. bloody, ruthless (relating to bloodshed, massacre)
    asiņains karš, terors ― bloody war, terror
    asiņaina sadursme ― bloody clash
  6. (figuratively) bloody (which announces heavy fight, battles)
    aust asiņains rīts ― a bloody morning dawns
  7. bloody red, bright red
    asiņains vīns ― bloody, bright red wine
    bija janvāra vakars ar ledainu vēju un asiņaina saulrieta blāzmojumu ― it was a January afternoon (lit. evening) with icy wind and the glowing of a bloody, bright red sunset

Declension

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