matains

From mats (“hair”) +‎ -ains.

matains (matainais comparative, mataināks superlative, vismatainākais adverb, mataini)

1. (of people) hairy (having abundant, long, usually neglected, unkempt, hair)

   viegla kā balts taurenis viņa lidinās apkārt krēslam, kurā sēž kāds bārdains vai matains vīrs ― light as a white butterfly, she hovered around the chair on which some bearded, hairy man was sitting

2. (of human body parts) hairy (where hair grows)

   vīrieši nolieca matainās galvas un plikos pakaušus ― the men bowed (their) hairy heads and naked (= hairless) napes

3. (of insects, arthropods) hairy (having little hairs or hair-like appendages)

   sīlis iznīcina matainos kāpurus ― the jay (bird) destroyed the hairy caterpillars

4. (of plants, their parts) hairy (having hairs or hair-like appendages)

   matainas lapas ― hairy leaves

   ārstnieciskā verbena ir nedaudz matains lakstaugs ― the medicinal verbena is a slightly hairy herbaceous plant

• pūkains
• spalvains

• gaišmatains
• rudmatains
• sirmmatains
• tumšmatains