mitrs

From an old verb mist “to cease,” previously “to become soft,” with an extra r. The semantic development went from “soft, flexible” (because of humidity) > “humid, wet.” Cognates include Lithuanian mitrùs (“agile, nimble; cunning”) (< “flexible”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [mitɾs]

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mitrs (definite mitrais, comparative mitrāks, superlative vismitrākais, adverb mitri)

1. humid, wet (which has absorbed, contains a little water; which is covered with a little, a thin layer of, water)

   mitras plaukstas ― humid, clammy palms (of the hand)

   mitra lupata ― humid, wet rag

   mitras drēbes ― humid, wet clothes

   mitra zeme ― humid, wet land

   mitrs tvaiks ― humid vapor (containing water droplets)

   mitras rokas ― humid, clammy hands

   mitri mati ― humid, wet hair

   mitras logu rūtis ― humid window panes

   izzuda marta rītu mitrā migla ― the humid March morning fog disappeared

   māte nolieca galvu, un arī viņai acis kļuva mitras ― mother bowed (her) head, and also her eyes became humid (= as if about to cry)

2. humid (which contains, is characterized by a relatively large amount of water vapor; such (place, time) that there is much water vapor in the air)

   mitrs vējš, gaiss ― humid wind, air

   mitrs sals ― humid, wet frost

   mitrs klimats, laiks ― humid climate, weather

   mitra vasara ― humid summer

   mitra pļava ― humid meadow

   mitrs dzīvoklis ― humid apartment

   vakaros kļūst mitrs ― in the evenings it gets humid, wet

   diena ir miglaina un mitra; no kokiem pil aukstas lāses ― the day is foggy and humid; cold (water) drops are dripping from the trees

   šādas alas ir mitras, dubļainas ― such caves are humid (and) muddy

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