slapjš

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb slapt (“to be(come) wet”), with an extra j (cf. Lithuanian šlãpias).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [slapʲʃ]

Adjective

slapjš (definite slapjais, comparative slapjāks, superlative visslapjākais, adverb slapji)

  1. wet (containing, having absorbed moisture, water or some other liquid; having moisture, water or some other liquid on its surface)
    slapjš dvielis, lakats ― wet towel, scarf
    slapjas drēbes ― wet clothes,
    slapjš siens ― wet hay
    slapjas pludmales smiltis ― wet beach sand
    slapja malka ― wet firewood
    slapjas loga rūtis ― wet window panes
    slapjš tvaiks ― wet steam (= steam with water droplets)
    slapjš sniegs ― wet snow
    seja viņam spīdēja slapja no lietus ― his face shone wet from the rain
  2. (of weather; syn. mitrs) wet, humid, rainy (characterized by increased rainfall, or by increased amounts of water vapor)
    slapjš laiks ― wet, humid weather
    slapja vasara, slapjš rudens ― wet summer, wet fall
    slapjš mežs ― wet, humid forest
    slapja ieleja ― wet, humid valley
    slapja pļava ― wet, humid meadow
    slpaja istaba ― wet, humid room
    slapjš pagrabs ― wet, humid basement

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Derived terms

  • slapēt
  • slapināt
  • (dated term) slapt

See also

References

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