migla

See also: miglā

Latvian
Migla

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *miglā́ˀ[1], from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰleh₂ (“mist, cloud”), ultimately from the root *h₃meyǵʰ-.

Cognates include Lithuanian migla (“fog”), Polish mgła, Russian мгла (mgla), Albanian mjegull, Ancient Greek ὀμίχλη (omíkhlē).

Noun

migla f (4th declension)

  1. fog, mist, haze
    rudens migla ― autumn mist
    rīta, vakara migla ― morning, evening mist
    bieza migla ― thick fog
    miglas blīvums ― fog density
    miglas vāli ― a blanket of fog

Declension
Declension of migla (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) migla miglas
accusative (akuzatīvs) miglu miglas
genitive (ģenitīvs) miglas miglu
dative (datīvs) miglai miglām
instrumental (instrumentālis) miglu miglām
locative (lokatīvs) miglā miglās
vocative (vokatīvs) migla miglas

Derived terms

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338f

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *miglā́ˀ[1], from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰleh₂ (“mist, cloud”), ultimately from the root *h₃meyǵʰ-.

Cognates include Latvian migla (“fog”), Polish mgła, Russian мгла (mgla), Albanian mjegull, Ancient Greek ὀμίχλη (omíkhlē).

Pronunciation
  • (miglà) IPA(key): /mʲɪɡˈɫa/
  • (mìgla) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪɡɫa/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧gla

Noun

miglà f stress pattern 4

  1. mist
    Synonyms: rūkas, ūkana

Declension
declension of migla
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) miglà mìglos
genitive (kilmininkas) miglõs miglų̃
dative (naudininkas) mìglai miglóms
accusative (galininkas) mìglą miglàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) miglà miglomìs
locative (vietininkas) miglojè miglosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) mìgla mìglos

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338f
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