mikls
Latvian
Etymology
From an unattested verb *mikt (“to press, to hit”) (with an extra l), from Proto-Baltic *mik-, from Proto-Indo-European *mei-, *mi- (“to press, to hit”) (whence also Latvian miegt (“to squeeze”)) with an extra k. The semantic evolution was probably “hit, beaten, squeezed” > “made soft by hitting, squeezing” > “made soft (by other reasons, e.g. humidity)” > “humid, damp.” Cognates include Lithuanian mìklas, miklùs (“agile, nimble, flexible”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mikls]
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Adjective
mikls (definite miklais, comparative miklāks, superlative vismiklākais, adverb mikli)
- a little humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing some moisture, being covered by some moisture)
- miklas drēbes ― humid clothes
- mikls gaiss ― humid air
- mikls asfalts ― damp asphalt
- mikla piere ― moist, clammy forehead
- miklas bērzu lapas ― humid birch leaves
- tik gluda, mikla smilts un dzidrs ūdens ― such smooth, moist sand and (such) clear water
- es redzu, ka Rūdolfa Lejieša acis miklas ― I (can) see that Rūdolfs Lejiešs' eyes (are) humid (= he cried)
- spilvens rītos mikls no asarām, kuras plūst pašas kā atkusis ledus ― the pillow in the mornings (is) humid from the tears that flow like thawing ice
- humid, moist (containing a little more water vapor than usual)
- Pār Inesi pūta mikls vējš ― a moist wind blew over Inese
- bet klimats gan draņķīgs, tik mikls un auksts, ka to var izturēt vienīgi šie četrkājainie ― but the climate (is) really lousy, so humid and cold that only those four-legged ones (= sheep) can put up with it
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of mikls
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | mikls | mikli | mikla | miklas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | miklu | miklus | miklu | miklas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mikla | miklu | miklas | miklu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | miklam | mikliem | miklai | miklām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | miklu | mikliem | miklu | miklām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | miklā | miklos | miklā | miklās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- mitrs
- slapjš
- valgs, valgans
Antonyms
- sauss
Derived terms
- miklums
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “mikls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN