kāravs
Latvian
Kārava dūzis
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from French carreau.
Pronunciation
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Noun
kāravs m (1st declension)
- (card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)
- kārava dūzis ― ace of diamonds
- Lūsis paņēma vēl vienu kārti: tā bija kārava dāma ― Lūsis took yet another card: it was the queen of diamonds
- kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī... tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them... there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts
Declension
Declension of kāravs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kāravs | kāravi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kāravu | kāravus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kārava | kāravu |
| dative (datīvs) | kāravam | kāraviem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kāravu | kāraviem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kāravā | kāravos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kārav | kāravi |
See also
| Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text) | |||
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| sirdis | kāravi | pīķi | krusti, kreiči |