Latvian

Adjective

purvains (def. purvainais, comp. purvaināks, sup. vispurvainākais; adv. purvaini)

1. swampy, boggy, marshy, miry (characterized by swampy land)

   purvainās augsnes‎ ― swampy soil

   purvains apgabals‎ ― marshy area

   pļavas bija ļoti purvainas, jo pavasaros tās appludināja Babītes ezera ūdeņi‎ ― the meadows were very swampy, because they flooded by the water of lake Babīte

Declension

Synonyms

• mukls, muklains
• staigns

Derived terms

• purvainums
• purvainība