[mitɾs]
CilmeFrom 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”).
- 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
- 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
Formasmitrais(definite) · mitrāks(comparative) · vismitrākais(superlative) · mitri(adverb) · mitrs(masculine, nominative, singular) · mitri(masculine, nominative, plural) · mitra(feminine, nominative, singular) · mitras(feminine, nominative, plural) · mitra(genitive, masculine, singular) · mitru(genitive, masculine, plural) · mitras(feminine, genitive, singular) · mitru(feminine, genitive, plural) · mitram(dative, masculine, singular) · mitriem(dative, masculine, plural) · mitrai(dative, feminine, singular) · mitrām(dative, feminine, plural) · mitru(accusative, masculine, singular) · mitrus(accusative, masculine, plural) · mitru(accusative, feminine, singular) · mitras(accusative, feminine, plural)
Avots: Wiktionary