Latvian

Adjective

mezglains (def. mezglainais, comp. mezglaināks, sup. vismezglainākais; adv. mezglaini)

1. knotty, knotted (having knots)

   mezglaina aukla, dzija‎ ― knotted line, yarn

   ar mezglainu diegu nevar šūt‎ ― one can't sew with a knotty thread

2. knotty, knobby, knobbly (having nodes, nodules, tissue thickenings)

   mezglaini pirksti‎ ― knobby fingers (= having prominent knuckles)

   mezglaini stumbri‎ ― knobby (tree) trunks

   Krista raud un lauza mezglainās, grumbainās rokas‎ ― Krista cries and breaks (her) knobby, wrinkly hands

   pāri ceļam līka veci, mezglaini koki‎ ― across the road were the old, knobby trees

Declension

Related terms

• mežģīt, mežģīties
• mezglot, mezgloties
• mezgls