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

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

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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