staignums

Latvian

Etymology

From staigns (“swampy, boggy, marshy, miry”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

Noun

staignums m (1st declension)

  1. swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the quality or state of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
    purva staignums ― the marshiness, bogginess of the swamp
  2. (used as a noun) swamp, marsh, bog
    iestigt staignumā ― to sink and get stuck in the swamp

Declension

Declension of staignums (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative staignums staignumi
genitive staignuma staignumu
dative staignumam staignumiem
accusative staignumu staignumus
instrumental staignumu staignumiem
locative staignumā staignumos
vocative staignum staignumi

Synonyms

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