jumts
Latgalian
Noun
jumts m
- roof
Latvian
Jumts
Etymology
Originally the past participle of the verb jumt (“to cover a roof; to thatch”), from Proto-Baltic *jumt, from Proto-Indo-European *yew-, *yū- (“to bind, to tie”), with an extra m. Primitive houses were covered by tied, interwoven sticks on which rested a mud covering. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *jǫtъ (“roof”) (cf. Russian прию́т (prijút, “shelter, retreat”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jùmts]
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Noun
jumts m (1st declension)
- roof (structure that covers the top of a building; the covering that sits on it)
- skārda jumts ― tin roof
- šīfera jumts ― slate roof
- ruberoīda jumts ― bituminous felt roof
- kārniņu jumts ― tiled roof
- niedru jumts ― thatched roof
- slīps jumts ― sloping roof
- jumta skārds ― roofing sheets
- jumta pape ― roofing felt
- jumta naglas ― roofing nails
- jumta plakne ― the roof plane
- salabot jumtu ― to repair, fix the roof
- jumta istaba, jumtistaba ― penthouse (lit. roof room)
- roof (structure that covers the top of a vehicle and shelters it from the external weather)
- automobiļa jumts ― automobile, car roof
- trolejbusa jumts ― trolley roof
- vagona jumts ― (train) car roof
Declension
Declension of jumts (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | jumts | jumti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | jumtu | jumtus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | jumta | jumtu |
| dative (datīvs) | jumtam | jumtiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | jumtu | jumtiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | jumtā | jumtos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | jumt | jumti |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “jumts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN