zvīņains

Latvian

Etymology

From zvīņa (“scales”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

zvīņains (definite zvīņainais, comparative zvīņaināks, superlative viszvīņainākais, adverb zvīņaini)

  1. (of fish, reptiles) scaly, squamous (covered with scales)
    zvīņaina zivs ― scaly fish
    čūskas zvīņainajās bruņās parādījās garas, asiņainas rētas ― in the snake's scaly armor a long, bloody scar appeared
  2. scaly (to which scales adhered, dirty, smeared, smudged with scales)
    zvīņainas rokas ― scaly hands
    zvīņains priekšauts ― scaly apron
    zvīņaini tīkli ― scaly nets
  3. (of plants) scaly (covered with scales)
    zvīņains ziednesis ― scaly stem
    zvīņaina miza ― scaly bark
  4. (of substances) scaly, flaky (which has, makes scales, flakes)
    zvīņains iezis, ģipšakemns ― scaly rock, gypsum
  5. (of skin) scaly, flaky (which is flaking)
    zvīņaina seja ― scaly, flaky face
    sejas āda ziemā nereti kļūst raupja, zvīņaina ― facial skin in winter often becomes rough, scaly

Declension

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