staignums

Latvian

Etymology

From staigns (“swampy, boggy, marshy, miry”) +‎ -ums.

Noun

staignums m (1st declension)

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

   purva staignums ― the marshiness, bogginess of the swamp

2. (used as a noun) swamp, marsh, bog

   iestigt staignumā ― to sink and get stuck in the swamp

Declension

Declension of staignums (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	staignums	staignumi
genitive	staignuma	staignumu
dative	staignumam	staignumiem
accusative	staignumu	staignumus
instrumental	staignumu	staignumiem
locative	staignumā	staignumos
vocative	staignum	staignumi

Synonyms

• (of "swampiness"): purvainums
• (of "swamp"): muklājs, purvs, purvājs, staignājs