mikls

Latvian

Etymology

From an unattested verb *mikt (“to press, to hit”) (with an extra l), from Proto-Baltic *mik-, from Proto-Indo-European *mei-, *mi- (“to press, to hit”) (whence also Latvian miegt (“to squeeze”)) with an extra k. The semantic evolution was probably “hit, beaten, squeezed” > “made soft by hitting, squeezing” > “made soft (by other reasons, e.g. humidity)” > “humid, damp.” Cognates include Lithuanian mìklas, miklùs (“agile, nimble, flexible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mikls]

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Adjective

mikls (definite miklais, comparative miklāks, superlative vismiklākais, adverb mikli)

1. a little humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing some moisture, being covered by some moisture)

   miklas drēbes ― humid clothes

   mikls gaiss ― humid air

   mikls asfalts ― damp asphalt

   mikla piere ― moist, clammy forehead

   miklas bērzu lapas ― humid birch leaves

   tik gluda, mikla smilts un dzidrs ūdens ― such smooth, moist sand and (such) clear water

   es redzu, ka Rūdolfa Lejieša acis miklas ― I (can) see that Rūdolfs Lejiešs' eyes (are) humid (= he cried)

   spilvens rītos mikls no asarām, kuras plūst pašas kā atkusis ledus ― the pillow in the mornings (is) humid from the tears that flow like thawing ice

2. humid, moist (containing a little more water vapor than usual)

   Pār Inesi pūta mikls vējš ― a moist wind blew over Inese

   bet klimats gan draņķīgs, tik mikls un auksts, ka to var izturēt vienīgi šie četrkājainie ― but the climate (is) really lousy, so humid and cold that only those four-legged ones (= sheep) can put up with it

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of mikls

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	mikls	mikli		mikla	miklas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	miklu	miklus		miklu	miklas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	mikla	miklu		miklas	miklu
dative (datīvs)	miklam	mikliem		miklai	miklām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	miklu	mikliem		miklu	miklām
locative (lokatīvs)	miklā	miklos		miklā	miklās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• mitrs
• slapjš
• valgs, valgans

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• miklums