rasains

Latvian

Etymology

From rasa (“dew”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

rasains (definite rasainais, comparative rasaināks, superlative visrasainākais, adverb rasaini)

  1. dewy (covered with dew)
    rasaini ziedi, koku zari ― dewy flowers, tree branches
    rasains mežs ― dewy forest
    rasainā zāle glāstīja basās kājas — the dewy leaf carressed the bare feet
  2. (of time periods, of weather) dewy (when there is dew)
    rasains saullēkts ― dewy sunrise
    bagātīgi rasains rīts ― richly dewy morning
  3. (figuratively) moist, wet (covered with tiny liquid drops, e.g., of water, sweat, tears, etc.)
    groži atkal noplīkšēja uz rasainajām zirgu mugurām ― (he) again cracked the reins on the horse's sweaty (lit. dewy) back
    automobiļa logu tīrītāji dedzīgi vēcinājas pa rasainajiem priekšlogiem ― the car's wipers flapped fiercely on the wet (lit. dewy) windshield

Declension

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