Latvian

Adjective

mitrs (def. mitrais, comp. mitrāks, sup. vismitrākais; adv. mitri)

1. humid, wet (which has absorbed, contains a little water; which is covered with a little, a thin layer of, water)

   mitras plaukstas‎ ― humid, clammy palms (of the hand)

   mitra lupata‎ ― humid, wet rag

   mitras drēbes‎ ― humid, wet clothes

   mitra zeme‎ ― humid, wet land

   mitrs tvaiks‎ ― humid vapor (containing water droplets)

   mitras rokas‎ ― humid, clammy hands

   mitri mati‎ ― humid, wet hair

   mitras logu rūtis‎ ― humid window panes

   izzuda marta rītu mitrā migla‎ ― the humid March morning fog disappeared

   māte nolieca galvu, un arī viņai acis kļuva mitras‎ ― mother bowed (her) head, and also her eyes became humid (= as if about to cry)

2. humid (which contains, is characterized by a relatively large amount of water vapor; such (place, time) that there is much water vapor in the air)

   mitrs vējš, gaiss‎ ― humid wind, air

   mitrs sals‎ ― humid, wet frost

   mitrs klimats, laiks‎ ― humid climate, weather

   mitra vasara‎ ― humid summer

   mitra pļava‎ ― humid meadow

   mitrs dzīvoklis‎ ― humid apartment

   vakaros kļūst mitrs‎ ― in the evenings it gets humid, wet

   diena ir miglaina un mitra; no kokiem pil aukstas lāses‎ ― the day is foggy and humid; cold (water) drops are dripping from the trees

   šādas alas ir mitras, dubļainas‎ ― such caves are humid (and) muddy

Declension

Synonyms

• mikls
• slapjš
• valgs, valgans

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• mitrums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “mitrs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7