utains

Latvian

Etymology

From uts (“louse”) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

Adjective

utains (utainais comparative, utaināks superlative, visutainākais adverb, utaini)

  1. lousy, infested with lice
    utaina cūka ― lousy, lice-infested pig
    utains krekls ― lousy, lice-infested shirt
    utaini mati ― lousy, lice-infested hair
    pieņēmām mazu un utainu; izaudzinājām kā pašu bērnu ― we took (him) small and lousy, we raised (him) like our own child

Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of utains
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)		 singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) utains utaini utaina utainas
accusative (akuzatīvs) utainu utainus utainu utainas
genitive (ģenitīvs) utaina utainu utainas utainu
dative (datīvs) utainam utainiem utainai utainām
instrumental (instrumentālis) utainu utainiem utainu utainām
locative (lokatīvs) utainā utainos utainā utainās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

Derived terms
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