alva
Hungarian
Etymology
From the al- stem of alszik (“to sleep”) + -va (adverbial-participle suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒlvɒ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧va
- Rhymes: -vɒ
Participle
alva
- adverbial participle of alszik
- alva ― while asleep
- A lajhárok idejük legnagyobb részét alva töltik. ― Sloths spend most of their time sleeping.
Derived terms
- alvajárás
- alvajáró
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *alu-ā-, *alwā-, from a derived form *al-əu-, *al-u- of Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to shine, to light”).
Cognates include Lithuanian álvas, ãlavas, Old Prussian alwis (“lead”), Old Church Slavonic олово (olovo, “lead”), Russian and Ukrainian олово (olovo, “tin”), Bulgarian олово (olovo, “lead”), Czech olovo (“lead”), Polish ołów (“lead”), and, from a different derived form of *al-, Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “white rash”), Latin albus (“dull white”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ālva]
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Noun
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alva f (4th declension)
- tin (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 50)
- alvas rūda ― tin ore
- alvas sakausējumi ― tin alloys
- alvas karote ― tin spoon
- pārklāt ar alvu ― cover with tin
- kausēt alvu ― to melt tin
Declension
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | alva | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | alvu | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | alvas | — |
dative (datīvs) | alvai | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | alvu | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | alvā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | alva | — |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “alva”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalːva/
Noun
alva
- energy
- willpower
Inflection
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Nominative | alva | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | alvva | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | alva | alvvat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | alvva | alvvaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | alvva | alvvaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | alvii | alvvaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | alvvas | alvvain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | alvvain | alvvaiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | alvan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- alvvaheapme
- alvvaiduvvat
- alvvalaš
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *alba, the feminine of albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal̪.βa/
Noun
alva f (plural alvas)
- alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 2 (facsimile):
- Eſta é de como ſta maria pareceu en toledo a ſant alifonſſo ⁊ deull ũa alua q̇ trouxe de paraẏſo con que diſſeſſe miſſa.
- This one is (about) how Holy Mary appeared to Saint Ildefonso in Toledo and gave him an alb from paradise to celebrate mass.
- Eſta é de como ſta maria pareceu en toledo a ſant alifonſſo ⁊ deull ũa alua q̇ trouxe de paraẏſo con que diſſeſſe miſſa.
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- dawn
- 13th - 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 567: De que morredes, filha, a do corpo velido? (facsimile)
- Alua e uay liero
- It's dawn, go quickly!
- Alua e uay liero
- 13th - 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 567: De que morredes, filha, a do corpo velido? (facsimile)
Descendants
- Galician: alba
- Portuguese: alva
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese alva, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white”). Cognate with Galician alba.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.va/ [ˈaʊ̯.va]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.vɐ/ [ˈaɫ.vɐ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvɐ, (Brazil) -awvɐ
- Hyphenation: al‧va
Noun
alva f (plural alvas)
- alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
- dawn
- Synonyms: alba, alvorada, dilúculo
- sclera
- Synonyms: esclera, esclerótica
Adjective
alva
- feminine singular of alvo
References
- “alva” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “alva” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “alva” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
alva f (Cyrillic spelling алва)
- halva
Synonyms
- halva