mākonis

== Latvian == === Etymology === Either from the verb mākties (“to become cloudy”) (q.v.) or from an earlier, 17th-century adjective mākons (“foggy, cloudy”). In the 18th century, mākonis still meant “(thunder)storm,” “rain cloud,” with debess being used for “cloud.” The present meaning became established in the 19th century. === Noun === mākonis m (2nd declension) (chiefly in the plural) cloud (visible mass of water vapor or droplets suspended in the air) lietus, negaisa mākonis ― rain, storm cloud splavu, gubu mākoņi ― cirrus, cumulus clouds mākoņi sabiezē ― the clouds thickened debesis bez mākoņiem ― cloudless sky mākoņi aizsedz sauli ― the clouds obscure the sun lidmašīna paceļas virs mākoņiem ― the airplane takes off into the clouds (chiefly in the plural) cloud (a cloud-like phenomenon, spreading in the air) dūmu mākonis ― smoke cloud sacelt putekļu mākonis ― to raise a dust cloud ==== Usage notes ==== Although the singular forms still exist, the plural forms (mākoņi, etc.) are much more frequently used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mākoņains gubu mākonis, gubumākonis spalvu mākonis, spalvmākonis ==== See also ==== debess ==== References ====