sauss
Latvian
adj
Definitions
- dry containing (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture, vapor, whose surface has (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture
- dry which has lose
- (usually definite forms) dry containing less liquid, moisture than usual, than other comparable items
- (of climate, weather, their elements, of time periods or areas) dry characterized by relatively little humidity in the air or soil, by relatively less rainfall
- dry which happens, is carry out
- (of people, their body parts) dry, thin, weak
- (of people, their behavior) dry without emotionality, without compassion or concern
- (of activity) dry without feelings, which causes no feelings
- (of sounds) dry, toneless, hollow]
Etymology
Inherited from *sausas derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušas derived from Proto-Indo-European *saus- (parched, dry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*saus-
Gloss
parched, dry
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
干, 乾