staignums
Latvian
Etymology
From staigns (“swampy, boggy, marshy, miry”) + -ums.
Noun
staignums m (1st declension)
- swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the quality or state of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
- purva staignums ― the marshiness, bogginess of the swamp
- (used as a noun) swamp, marsh, bog
- iestigt staignumā ― to sink and get stuck in the swamp
Declension
Declension of staignums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | staignums | staignumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | staignumu | staignumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | staignuma | staignumu |
| dative (datīvs) | staignumam | staignumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | staignumu | staignumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | staignumā | staignumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | staignum | staignumi |
Synonyms
- (of "swampiness"): purvainums
- (of "swamp"): muklājs, purvs, purvājs, staignājs