Latvian

Adjective

akmeņains (def. akmeņainais, comp. akmeņaināks, sup. visakmeņainākais; adv. akmeņaini)

1. stony (where there are many stones)

   akmeņains tīrums, krasts‎ ― stony field, coast

   akmeņaina taka, grava‎ ― stony trail, ravine

   kalnu ceļš ir bedrains un akmeņains, bet bezgala skaists‎ ― the mountain road is full of holes and stones, but (also) infinitely beautiful

   akmeņainajā apvidū snauda reti kam zināmais ezers‎ ― in the stony region there rarely slumbered a lake known to someone

2. (figuratively) hard as stone, indifferent, unfeeling

   viņš redzēja, ka Sarkalienei, žokļiem drebot, zobi atsitās viens pret otru... bet viņas brūnajās acīs noturējās akmeņains miers‎ ― he saw that Sarkaliene's teeth, (with her) jaws trembling, were hitting each other... but in her brown eyes the stone-hard peace remained

Declension

Synonyms

• akmenisks

Related terms

• akmens