drēgns

See also dregns

Latvian

Alternative forms

(dialectal form) dregns

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *dreg- (with an adjectivizing suffix -n, and expressive lengthening of the e; cf. dialectal variant dregns with short e), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, to pluck, to slice”) (whence also dīrāt (“to skin, to flay”), q.v.) with an extra suffix -gʰ (*der-gʰ, *dr-egʰ). From the original meaning, “to tear” > “to skin, to flay,” a number of other meanings were developed, relating to something unpleasant or repulsive (cf. dergties (“to feel disgusted”)); in the case of drēgns, unpleasant cold and humidity. Cognates include Lithuanian drė́gnas.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA: [drǣːgns]

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Adjective

drēgns (def. drēgnais, comp. drēgnāks, sup. visdrēgnākais; adv. drēgni)

(weather) cold and humid
drēgns laiks, gaiss, klimats — cold, humid weather, air, climate

drēgns pagrabs — cold, humid cellar

drēgns rīts — cold, humid morning

drēgna migla — cold, humid mist, fog

bija pelēki drēgna diena — it was a gray, cold, humid day

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of drēgns

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	drēgns	drēgni	drēgna	drēgnas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	drēgnu	drēgnus	drēgnu	drēgnas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	drēgna	drēgnu	drēgnas	drēgnu
dative (datīvs)	drēgnam	drēgniem	drēgnai	drēgnām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	drēgnu	drēgniem	drēgnu	drēgnām
locative (lokatīvs)	drēgnā	drēgnos	drēgnā	drēgnās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—	—	—