mitrs

Pronunciation: [mitɾs]

“mitrs” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

humid, wet (which has absorbed, contains a little water; which is covered with a little, a thin layer of, water)
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)

Etymology

From 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”).

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