pelēks

head

pelēks (definite pelēkais, comparative pelēkāks, superlative vispelēkākais, adverb pelēki)

pelēkais (definite)
pelēkāks (comparative)
vispelēkākais (superlative)
pelēki (adverb)
pelēks (masculine nominative singular)
pelēki (masculine nominative plural)
pelēka (feminine nominative singular)
pelēkas (feminine nominative plural)
pelēka (genitive masculine singular)
pelēku (genitive masculine plural)
pelēkas (feminine genitive singular)
pelēku (feminine genitive plural)
pelēkam (dative masculine singular)
pelēkiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēkai (dative feminine singular)
pelēkām (dative feminine plural)
pelēku (accusative masculine singular)
pelēkus (accusative masculine plural)
pelēku (accusative feminine singular)
pelēkas (accusative feminine plural)
pelēku (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēkiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēku (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēkām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēkā (locative masculine singular)
pelēkos (locative masculine plural)
pelēkā (feminine locative singular)
pelēkās (feminine locative plural)
pelēkais (masculine nominative singular)
pelēkie (masculine nominative plural)
pelēkā (feminine nominative singular)
pelēkās (feminine nominative plural)
pelēkā (genitive masculine singular)
pelēko (genitive masculine plural)
pelēkās (feminine genitive singular)
pelēko (feminine genitive plural)
pelēkajam (dative masculine singular)
pelēkajiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēkajai (dative feminine singular)
pelēkajām (dative feminine plural)
pelēko (accusative masculine singular)
pelēkos (accusative masculine plural)
pelēko (accusative feminine singular)
pelēkās (accusative feminine plural)
pelēko (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēkajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēko (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēkajām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēkajā (locative masculine singular)
pelēkajos (locative masculine plural)
pelēkajā (feminine locative singular)
pelēkajās (feminine locative plural)
pelēko (masculine singular vocative)
pelēkais (masculine singular vocative)
pelēkie (masculine plural vocative)
pelēko (feminine singular vocative)
pelēkā (feminine singular vocative)
pelēkās (feminine plural vocative)

Traditionally derived from pele (“mouse”) (q.v.), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“gray, pale”), with a suffix -ek, to refer to an inherent quality of mice. But maybe it was derived directly from *pel-, via a previous adjective *pels (whence the verb pelēt (“to grow moldy, mildewy”) and the dialectal form pelgans (“grayish”), yielding *pel(e)ks (compare 19th-century family name Peleks); the final vowel would then be lengthened by association with pele (“mouse”). Cognates include Lithuanian pilkas.

uder

pelēka ikdiena

pelēka masa

gray (= undifferentiated) mass (of people)

Seja slimniekam kļuvusi pelēka

colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy


iepelēks

head

iepelēks (definite iepelēkais, adverb iepelēki)

iepelēkais (definite)
iepelēki (adverb)
iepelēks (masculine nominative singular)
iepelēki (masculine nominative plural)
iepelēka (feminine nominative singular)
iepelēkas (feminine nominative plural)
iepelēka (genitive masculine singular)
iepelēku (genitive masculine plural)
iepelēkas (feminine genitive singular)
iepelēku (feminine genitive plural)
iepelēkam (dative masculine singular)
iepelēkiem (dative masculine plural)
iepelēkai (dative feminine singular)
iepelēkām (dative feminine plural)
iepelēku (accusative masculine singular)
iepelēkus (accusative masculine plural)
iepelēku (accusative feminine singular)
iepelēkas (accusative feminine plural)
iepelēku (instrumental masculine singular)
iepelēkiem (instrumental masculine plural)
iepelēku (feminine instrumental singular)
iepelēkām (feminine instrumental plural)
iepelēkā (locative masculine singular)
iepelēkos (locative masculine plural)
iepelēkā (feminine locative singular)
iepelēkās (feminine locative plural)
iepelēkais (masculine nominative singular)
iepelēkie (masculine nominative plural)
iepelēkā (feminine nominative singular)
iepelēkās (feminine nominative plural)
iepelēkā (genitive masculine singular)
iepelēko (genitive masculine plural)
iepelēkās (feminine genitive singular)
iepelēko (feminine genitive plural)
iepelēkajam (dative masculine singular)
iepelēkajiem (dative masculine plural)
iepelēkajai (dative feminine singular)
iepelēkajām (dative feminine plural)
iepelēko (accusative masculine singular)
iepelēkos (accusative masculine plural)
iepelēko (accusative feminine singular)
iepelēkās (accusative feminine plural)
iepelēko (instrumental masculine singular)
iepelēkajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
iepelēko (feminine instrumental singular)
iepelēkajām (feminine instrumental plural)
iepelēkajā (locative masculine singular)
iepelēkajos (locative masculine plural)
iepelēkajā (feminine locative singular)
iepelēkajās (feminine locative plural)
iepelēko (masculine singular vocative)
iepelēkais (masculine singular vocative)
iepelēkie (masculine plural vocative)
iepelēko (feminine singular vocative)
iepelēkā (feminine singular vocative)
iepelēkās (feminine plural vocative)

iepelēka, apmākusies diena

aiz loga ir iepelēks rīts

(of days, mornings, etc.) gray, grayish (with dim, grayish light, as when the sky is overcast)


pelēcīgs

pelēcīgs (definite pelēcīgais, comparative pelēcīgāks, superlative vispelēcīgākais, adverb pelēcīgi)

pelēcīgais (definite)
pelēcīgāks (comparative)
vispelēcīgākais (superlative)
pelēcīgi (adverb)
pelēcīgs (masculine nominative singular)
pelēcīgi (masculine nominative plural)
pelēcīga (feminine nominative singular)
pelēcīgas (feminine nominative plural)
pelēcīga (genitive masculine singular)
pelēcīgu (genitive masculine plural)
pelēcīgas (feminine genitive singular)
pelēcīgu (feminine genitive plural)
pelēcīgam (dative masculine singular)
pelēcīgiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēcīgai (dative feminine singular)
pelēcīgām (dative feminine plural)
pelēcīgu (accusative masculine singular)
pelēcīgus (accusative masculine plural)
pelēcīgu (accusative feminine singular)
pelēcīgas (accusative feminine plural)
pelēcīgu (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēcīgiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēcīgu (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēcīgām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēcīgā (locative masculine singular)
pelēcīgos (locative masculine plural)
pelēcīgā (feminine locative singular)
pelēcīgās (feminine locative plural)
pelēcīgais (masculine nominative singular)
pelēcīgie (masculine nominative plural)
pelēcīgā (feminine nominative singular)
pelēcīgās (feminine nominative plural)
pelēcīgā (genitive masculine singular)
pelēcīgo (genitive masculine plural)
pelēcīgās (feminine genitive singular)
pelēcīgo (feminine genitive plural)
pelēcīgajam (dative masculine singular)
pelēcīgajiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēcīgajai (dative feminine singular)
pelēcīgajām (dative feminine plural)
pelēcīgo (accusative masculine singular)
pelēcīgos (accusative masculine plural)
pelēcīgo (accusative feminine singular)
pelēcīgās (accusative feminine plural)
pelēcīgo (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēcīgajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēcīgo (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēcīgajām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēcīgajā (locative masculine singular)
pelēcīgajos (locative masculine plural)
pelēcīgajā (feminine locative singular)
pelēcīgajās (feminine locative plural)
pelēcīgo (masculine singular vocative)
pelēcīgais (masculine singular vocative)
pelēcīgie (masculine plural vocative)
pelēcīgo (feminine singular vocative)
pelēcīgā (feminine singular vocative)
pelēcīgās (feminine plural vocative)

From pelēks (“gray”) + -īgs (with k > c via palatalization).

Marija bija pelēcīga un klusa šai vakarā


pelēkgans

pelēkgans (definite pelēkganais, adverb pelēkgani)

pelēkganais (definite)
pelēkgani (adverb)
pelēkgans (masculine nominative singular)
pelēkgani (masculine nominative plural)
pelēkgana (feminine nominative singular)
pelēkganas (feminine nominative plural)
pelēkgana (genitive masculine singular)
pelēkganu (genitive masculine plural)
pelēkganas (feminine genitive singular)
pelēkganu (feminine genitive plural)
pelēkganam (dative masculine singular)
pelēkganiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēkganai (dative feminine singular)
pelēkganām (dative feminine plural)
pelēkganu (accusative masculine singular)
pelēkganus (accusative masculine plural)
pelēkganu (accusative feminine singular)
pelēkganas (accusative feminine plural)
pelēkganu (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēkganiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēkganu (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēkganām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēkganā (locative masculine singular)
pelēkganos (locative masculine plural)
pelēkganā (feminine locative singular)
pelēkganās (feminine locative plural)
pelēkganais (masculine nominative singular)
pelēkganie (masculine nominative plural)
pelēkganā (feminine nominative singular)
pelēkganās (feminine nominative plural)
pelēkganā (genitive masculine singular)
pelēkgano (genitive masculine plural)
pelēkganās (feminine genitive singular)
pelēkgano (feminine genitive plural)
pelēkganajam (dative masculine singular)
pelēkganajiem (dative masculine plural)
pelēkganajai (dative feminine singular)
pelēkganajām (dative feminine plural)
pelēkgano (accusative masculine singular)
pelēkganos (accusative masculine plural)
pelēkgano (accusative feminine singular)
pelēkganās (accusative feminine plural)
pelēkgano (instrumental masculine singular)
pelēkganajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
pelēkgano (feminine instrumental singular)
pelēkganajām (feminine instrumental plural)
pelēkganajā (locative masculine singular)
pelēkganajos (locative masculine plural)
pelēkganajā (feminine locative singular)
pelēkganajās (feminine locative plural)
pelēkgano (masculine singular vocative)
pelēkganais (masculine singular vocative)
pelēkganie (masculine plural vocative)
pelēkgano (feminine singular vocative)
pelēkganā (feminine singular vocative)
pelēkganās (feminine plural vocative)

pelēkgani jumti


sudrabains

sudrabains (definite sudrabainais, comparative sudrabaināks, superlative vissudrabainākais, adverb sudrabaini)

sudrabainais (definite)
sudrabaināks (comparative)
vissudrabainākais (superlative)
sudrabaini (adverb)
sudrabains (masculine nominative singular)
sudrabaini (masculine nominative plural)
sudrabaina (feminine nominative singular)
sudrabainas (feminine nominative plural)
sudrabaina (genitive masculine singular)
sudrabainu (genitive masculine plural)
sudrabainas (feminine genitive singular)
sudrabainu (feminine genitive plural)
sudrabainam (dative masculine singular)
sudrabainiem (dative masculine plural)
sudrabainai (dative feminine singular)
sudrabainām (dative feminine plural)
sudrabainu (accusative masculine singular)
sudrabainus (accusative masculine plural)
sudrabainu (accusative feminine singular)
sudrabainas (accusative feminine plural)
sudrabainu (instrumental masculine singular)
sudrabainiem (instrumental masculine plural)
sudrabainu (feminine instrumental singular)
sudrabainām (feminine instrumental plural)
sudrabainā (locative masculine singular)
sudrabainos (locative masculine plural)
sudrabainā (feminine locative singular)
sudrabainās (feminine locative plural)
sudrabainais (masculine nominative singular)
sudrabainie (masculine nominative plural)
sudrabainā (feminine nominative singular)
sudrabainās (feminine nominative plural)
sudrabainā (genitive masculine singular)
sudrabaino (genitive masculine plural)
sudrabainās (feminine genitive singular)
sudrabaino (feminine genitive plural)
sudrabainajam (dative masculine singular)
sudrabainajiem (dative masculine plural)
sudrabainajai (dative feminine singular)
sudrabainajām (dative feminine plural)
sudrabaino (accusative masculine singular)
sudrabainos (accusative masculine plural)
sudrabaino (accusative feminine singular)
sudrabainās (accusative feminine plural)
sudrabaino (instrumental masculine singular)
sudrabainajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
sudrabaino (feminine instrumental singular)
sudrabainajām (feminine instrumental plural)
sudrabainajā (locative masculine singular)
sudrabainajos (locative masculine plural)
sudrabainajā (feminine locative singular)
sudrabainajās (feminine locative plural)
sudrabaino (masculine singular vocative)
sudrabainais (masculine singular vocative)
sudrabainie (masculine plural vocative)
sudrabaino (feminine singular vocative)
sudrabainā (feminine singular vocative)
sudrabainās (feminine plural vocative)
sidrabains (alternative)

sudrabainas tērauda skaidas

sudrabaini mākoņi

sudrabaina menēss gaisma

sudrabains spožums

sudrabaina zivs

silvery (having the shiny white or grey tone of color typical of silver; with a color reminiscent of silver)


sirms

sirms (definite sirmais, comparative sirmāks, superlative vissirmākais, adverb sirmi)

sirmais (definite)
sirmāks (comparative)
vissirmākais (superlative)
sirmi (adverb)
sirms (masculine nominative singular)
sirmi (masculine nominative plural)
sirma (feminine nominative singular)
sirmas (feminine nominative plural)
sirma (genitive masculine singular)
sirmu (genitive masculine plural)
sirmas (feminine genitive singular)
sirmu (feminine genitive plural)
sirmam (dative masculine singular)
sirmiem (dative masculine plural)
sirmai (dative feminine singular)
sirmām (dative feminine plural)
sirmu (accusative masculine singular)
sirmus (accusative masculine plural)
sirmu (accusative feminine singular)
sirmas (accusative feminine plural)
sirmu (instrumental masculine singular)
sirmiem (instrumental masculine plural)
sirmu (feminine instrumental singular)
sirmām (feminine instrumental plural)
sirmā (locative masculine singular)
sirmos (locative masculine plural)
sirmā (feminine locative singular)
sirmās (feminine locative plural)
sirmais (masculine nominative singular)
sirmie (masculine nominative plural)
sirmā (feminine nominative singular)
sirmās (feminine nominative plural)
sirmā (genitive masculine singular)
sirmo (genitive masculine plural)
sirmās (feminine genitive singular)
sirmo (feminine genitive plural)
sirmajam (dative masculine singular)
sirmajiem (dative masculine plural)
sirmajai (dative feminine singular)
sirmajām (dative feminine plural)
sirmo (accusative masculine singular)
sirmos (accusative masculine plural)
sirmo (accusative feminine singular)
sirmās (accusative feminine plural)
sirmo (instrumental masculine singular)
sirmajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
sirmo (feminine instrumental singular)
sirmajām (feminine instrumental plural)
sirmajā (locative masculine singular)
sirmajos (locative masculine plural)
sirmajā (feminine locative singular)
sirmajās (feminine locative plural)
sirmo (masculine singular vocative)
sirmais (masculine singular vocative)
sirmie (masculine plural vocative)
sirmo (feminine singular vocative)
sirmā (feminine singular vocative)
sirmās (feminine plural vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *śirˀmas, from *ḱr̥-m-os (with a suffix -m), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *ḱer-, *ḱr̥- (“gray color”), whence also sērsna (“frozen snow layer”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian ši̇̀rmas, šir̃mas, šir̃vas (“gray”).

sirms vīrs

sirma galva

sirmi deniņi

(of people, people's body parts) gray, gray-haired (having gray hair)


iesirms

iesirms (definite iesirmais, comparative iesirmāks, superlative visiesirmākais, adverb iesirmi)

iesirmais (definite)
iesirmāks (comparative)
visiesirmākais (superlative)
iesirmi (adverb)
iesirms (masculine nominative singular)
iesirmi (masculine nominative plural)
iesirma (feminine nominative singular)
iesirmas (feminine nominative plural)
iesirma (genitive masculine singular)
iesirmu (genitive masculine plural)
iesirmas (feminine genitive singular)
iesirmu (feminine genitive plural)
iesirmam (dative masculine singular)
iesirmiem (dative masculine plural)
iesirmai (dative feminine singular)
iesirmām (dative feminine plural)
iesirmu (accusative masculine singular)
iesirmus (accusative masculine plural)
iesirmu (accusative feminine singular)
iesirmas (accusative feminine plural)
iesirmu (instrumental masculine singular)
iesirmiem (instrumental masculine plural)
iesirmu (feminine instrumental singular)
iesirmām (feminine instrumental plural)
iesirmā (locative masculine singular)
iesirmos (locative masculine plural)
iesirmā (feminine locative singular)
iesirmās (feminine locative plural)
iesirmais (masculine nominative singular)
iesirmie (masculine nominative plural)
iesirmā (feminine nominative singular)
iesirmās (feminine nominative plural)
iesirmā (genitive masculine singular)
iesirmo (genitive masculine plural)
iesirmās (feminine genitive singular)
iesirmo (feminine genitive plural)
iesirmajam (dative masculine singular)
iesirmajiem (dative masculine plural)
iesirmajai (dative feminine singular)
iesirmajām (dative feminine plural)
iesirmo (accusative masculine singular)
iesirmos (accusative masculine plural)
iesirmo (accusative feminine singular)
iesirmās (accusative feminine plural)
iesirmo (instrumental masculine singular)
iesirmajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
iesirmo (feminine instrumental singular)
iesirmajām (feminine instrumental plural)
iesirmajā (locative masculine singular)
iesirmajos (locative masculine plural)
iesirmajā (feminine locative singular)
iesirmajās (feminine locative plural)
iesirmo (masculine singular vocative)
iesirmais (masculine singular vocative)
iesirmie (masculine plural vocative)
iesirmo (feminine singular vocative)
iesirmā (feminine singular vocative)
iesirmās (feminine plural vocative)

iesirma bārda

iesirmi deniņi

iesirma galva

(of hair, beard, etc.) a little gray, graying, grayish


salns

salns (definite salnais, comparative salnāks, superlative vissalnākais, adverb salni)

salnais (definite)
salnāks (comparative)
vissalnākais (superlative)
salni (adverb)
salns (masculine nominative singular)
salni (masculine nominative plural)
salna (feminine nominative singular)
salnas (feminine nominative plural)
salna (genitive masculine singular)
salnu (genitive masculine plural)
salnas (feminine genitive singular)
salnu (feminine genitive plural)
salnam (dative masculine singular)
salniem (dative masculine plural)
salnai (dative feminine singular)
salnām (dative feminine plural)
salnu (accusative masculine singular)
salnus (accusative masculine plural)
salnu (accusative feminine singular)
salnas (accusative feminine plural)
salnu (instrumental masculine singular)
salniem (instrumental masculine plural)
salnu (feminine instrumental singular)
salnām (feminine instrumental plural)
salnā (locative masculine singular)
salnos (locative masculine plural)
salnā (feminine locative singular)
salnās (feminine locative plural)
salnais (masculine nominative singular)
salnie (masculine nominative plural)
salnā (feminine nominative singular)
salnās (feminine nominative plural)
salnā (genitive masculine singular)
salno (genitive masculine plural)
salnās (feminine genitive singular)
salno (feminine genitive plural)
salnajam (dative masculine singular)
salnajiem (dative masculine plural)
salnajai (dative feminine singular)
salnajām (dative feminine plural)
salno (accusative masculine singular)
salnos (accusative masculine plural)
salno (accusative feminine singular)
salnās (accusative feminine plural)
salno (instrumental masculine singular)
salnajiem (instrumental masculine plural)
salno (feminine instrumental singular)
salnajām (feminine instrumental plural)
salnajā (locative masculine singular)
salnajos (locative masculine plural)
salnajā (feminine locative singular)
salnajās (feminine locative plural)
salno (masculine singular vocative)
salnais (masculine singular vocative)
salnie (masculine plural vocative)
salno (feminine singular vocative)
salnā (feminine singular vocative)
salnās (feminine plural vocative)

The world seems to be derived from the same source as salna (“frost”) (q.v.): the verb salt (“to freeze”) (q.v.); the meaning change parallels that of sarma (“frost”), sirms (“gray”). But it is also possible that salns either came from, or was influenced by, Proto-Indo-European *sal- (“dirty gray”) via Proto-Baltic *sal- (whence also sāls (“salt”), q.v.); cf. Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “yellowish horse with light tail and mane”), Old High German salo (“dirty gray”), Old English salu (“dirty gray”), Middle Dutch salu, zalu, zaluw (“pale yellow; dirty”), Dutch zaluw (“dark yellow”).

cog

salna ķēve

Mārcis piekļāva galvu salnā kumeļa krēpēm

Mārcis pressed (his) head in (= against) the roan colt's mane

salnais sāk rikšot

the roan one (= horse) started trotting, cantering

(of animal, especially horse, hair) roan-colored (having the kind of color created by even mixture of white and colored hairs)

especially horse; hair; especially horse; hair