Latvian

Adjective

mikls (def. miklais, comp. miklāks, sup. vismiklākais; adv. mikli)

1. a little humid, moist, damp (having absorbed or containing some moisture, being covered by some moisture)

   miklas drēbes‎ ― humid clothes

   mikls gaiss‎ ― humid air

   mikls asfalts‎ ― damp asphalt

   mikla piere‎ ― moist, clammy forehead

   miklas bērzu lapas‎ ― humid birch leaves

   tik gluda, mikla smilts un dzidrs ūdens‎ ― such smooth, moist sand and (such) clear water

   es redzu, ka Rūdolfa Lejieša acis miklas‎ ― I (can) see that Rūdolfs Lejiešs' eyes (are) humid (= he cried)

   spilvens rītos mikls no asarām, kuras plūst pašas kā atkusis ledus‎ ― the pillow in the mornings (is) humid from the tears that flow like thawing ice

2. humid, moist (containing a little more water vapor than usual)

   Pār Inesi pūta mikls vējš‎ ― a moist wind blew over Inese

   bet klimats gan draņķīgs, tik mikls un auksts, ka to var izturēt vienīgi šie četrkājainie‎ ― but the climate (is) really lousy, so humid and cold that only those four-legged ones (= sheep) can put up with it

Declension

Synonyms

• mitrs
• slapjš
• valgs, valgans

Antonyms

• sauss

Derived terms

• miklums

References

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