pūkains

See also: puķains

Latvian[edit]

From pūka (“fluff, down”) +‎ -ains.

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pūkains (definite pūkainais, comparative pūkaināks, superlative vispūkainākais, adverb pūkaini)

(of fabric, cloth) fluffy, wooly
pūkains lakats ― fluffy scarf

pūkains paklājs ― fluffy carpet

aust pūkainu segu ― to weave, sow a fluffy blanket

pūkainas vilnas audums ― a fabric (made) of fluffy wool

pūkaini, balti mākoņi ― fluffy, white clouds
(of plants) fluffy, hairy (having little hairs or hair-like appendages)
pūkainas lapas ― fluffy, hairy leaves

firziķiem izauga sulīgi, pūkaini augļi ― the pear tree grew sappy, fluffy/hairy fruits
(of animals) fluffy, downy (having fluff, down)
pūkains kucēns ― fluffy puppy

pūkains cālēns ― fluffy, downy little chick

mazs pūkains zaķēniņš ― a little fluffy bunny
(of fur, hair, feathers, or body parts covered by them) fluffy, soft
melna, pūkaina bārdiņa ― black, fluffy beard

pūkains zods ― fluffy chin (i.e., covered by fluffy hair)

Tālivaldim bija mīksti, gari un pūkaini mati ― Tālivaldis had soft, long, fluffy hair

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of pūkains

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	pūkains	pūkaini	pūkaina	pūkainas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	pūkainu	pūkainus	pūkainu	pūkainas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pūkaina	pūkainu	pūkainas	pūkainu
dative (datīvs)	pūkainam	pūkainiem	pūkainai	pūkainām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	pūkainu	pūkainiem	pūkainu	pūkainām
locative (lokatīvs)	pūkainā	pūkainos	pūkainā	pūkainās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—	—	—