Latvian

Adjective

slapjš (def. slapjais, comp. slapjāks, sup. visslapjākais; adv. slapji)

1. wet (containing, having absorbed moisture, water or some other liquid; having moisture, water or some other liquid on its surface)

   slapjš dvielis, lakats‎ ― wet towel, scarf

   slapjas drēbes‎ ― wet clothes,

   slapjš siens‎ ― wet hay

   slapjas pludmales smiltis‎ ― wet beach sand

   slapja malka‎ ― wet firewood

   slapjas loga rūtis‎ ― wet window panes

   slapjš tvaiks‎ ― wet steam (= steam with water droplets)

   slapjš sniegs‎ ― wet snow

   seja viņam spīdēja slapja no lietus — his face shone wet from the rain

2. (of weather; syn. mitrs) wet, humid, rainy (characterized by increased rainfall, or by increased amounts of water vapor)

   slapjš laiks‎ ― wet, humid weather

   slapja vasara, slapjš rudens‎ ― wet summer, wet fall

   slapjš mežs‎ ― wet, humid forest

   slapja ieleja‎ ― wet, humid valley

   slapja pļava‎ ― wet, humid meadow

   slpaja istaba‎ ― wet, humid room

   slapjš pagrabs‎ ― wet, humid basement

Declension

Synonyms

• mikls
• mitrs
• valgs, valgans

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• slapjums

Related terms

• slapēt
• slapināt
• (dated term) slapt

See also

• mirkt

References

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