gaišmatains

Latvian

Etymology

From gaišs (“clear, bright”) +‎ matains (“hairy”) (with matains from mats (“hair”) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gaišmatains (definite gaišmatainais, comparative gaišmataināks, superlative visgaišmatainākais, adverb gaišmataini)

  1. blond, fair-haired (having light, yellowish hair)
    gaišmatains bērns, zēns ― fair-haired child, boy
    gaišmataina meitene, sieviete ― fair-haired girl, woman
    gaišmataina galva ― fair-haired head
    Anitu Ivars ieraudzīja tūlīt: viņa valsēja ar garu, gaišmatainu puisi ― Ivars immediately saw Anita: she was waltzing with a tall, fair-haired young man
    mums pretim skrēja mazā, gaišmataina Marīte ― the small, fair-haired Marīte ran towards us

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