Latvian

Adjective

īgns (def. īgnais, comp. īgnāks, sup. visīgnākais; adv. īgni)

1. morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, somewhat angry (who behaves in an unfriendly, unpleasant way, who is dissatisfied with something)

   būt vienmēr īgnam‎ ― to be always sullen

   Andrejs bija kļuvis īgns un rupjš‎ ― Andrejs had become surly and rude

2. which shows or reveals such feelings

   īgns skatiens‎ ― surly look, petulant frown

   runāt īgnā balsī‎ ― to speak in, with a surly, indignant voice

Declension

Related terms

• īgņa
• īgt

References

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