mukls

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb mukt “to sink (in mud)” (q.v.), with an extra element -l, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”), see also Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”). Additional cognates include Lithuanian muklùs, Serbo-Croatian mùkljiv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mukls]

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Adjective

mukls (definite muklais, comparative muklāks, superlative vismuklākais, adverb mukli)

1. swampy, boggy, marshy, miry (typical of swamps, bogs, marsh, mires)

   mukla meža pļava ― boggy forest meadow

   kad haubicū baterija bija pārvarējusi muklo ieplaku, uzkalna līdzenumā zirgi uzsāka raitāku gaitu ― when the howitzer battery had overcome the marshy valley, the hill plain horses started at a quicker pace

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of mukls

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	mukls	mukli		mukla	muklas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	muklu	muklus		muklu	muklas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	mukla	muklu		muklas	muklu
dative (datīvs)	muklam	mukliem		muklai	muklām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	muklu	mukliem		muklu	muklām
locative (lokatīvs)	muklā	muklos		muklā	muklās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• muklains
• purvains
• staigns