valgans

Latvian

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal terms) velgans, vilgans

Etymology

From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) +‎ -gans.

Adjective

valgans (definite valganais, comparative valganāks, superlative visvalganākais, adverb valgani)

  1. humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing moisture or vapor, being covered by moisture)
    valgana zeme ― humid, moist earth
    valgans māls ― humid, moist clay
    valgans vējš ― humid, moist wind
    dzestrs un valgans gaiss ― cool and humid air
    tēvs veda telīti saitē... gar jūrmalu, gar pašu ūdeni pa valgano smilti ― father led the calf by a leash... along the seaside, along the water, on the humid sand
    ragavu dzelzs slīdēja pa mīksto, valgano sniegu ― the iron of the sledge slid over the soft, humid snow

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