Latvian

edit

Etymology

edit

From akmens (stone) +‎ -ains (with n > ņ as a normal feature of this stem; see its declension).

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

edit

akmeņains (definite akmeņainais, comparative akmeņaināks, superlative visakmeņainākais, adverb akmeņaini)

  1. stony (where there are many stones)
    akmeņains tīrums, krastsstony field, coast
    akmeņaina taka, gravastony trail, ravine
    kalnu ceļš ir bedrains un akmeņains, bet bezgala skaiststhe mountain road is full of holes and stones, but (also) infinitely beautiful
    akmeņainajā apvidū snauda reti kam zināmais ezersin the stony region there rarely slumbered a lake known to someone
  2. (figuratively) hard as stone, indifferent, unfeeling
    viņš redzēja, ka Sarkalienei, žokļiem drebot, zobi atsitās viens pret otru... bet viņas brūnajās acīs noturējās akmeņains miershe saw that Sarkaliene's teeth, (with her) jaws trembling, were hitting each other... but in her brown eyes the stone-hard peace remained

Declension

edit

Synonyms

edit
edit