Latvian

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Etymology

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From purvains (swampy, marshy, boggy, miry) +‎ -ums, with purvains from purvs (swamp, marsh, bog, mire) +‎ -ains.

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Noun

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purvainums m (1st declension)

  1. swampiness, marshiness, bogginess, miriness (the state or quality of that which is swampy, marshy, boggy, miry)
    pļavas purvainumsthe swampiness of the meadow
    meža purvainumsthe swampiness, marshiness of the forest

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