lietavas
See also: lietavās
Latvian
Etymology
From lietus (“rain”) + -ava.
Pronunciation
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Noun
lietavas f (4th declension)
- rains, long, incessant rain; rainy period,
- lietavu laiks ― rainy period
- rudens lietavas ― autumn rains
- apmēram 200 tūkstoši meksikāņu spiesti pamest savus mājokļus, lai glābtos no plūdiem... tos izraisījušas lietavas, kas ilga visu pagājušo nedēļu ― about 200 thousand Mexicans were forced to flee their homes to save themselves from the flood... caused by incessant rains that had lasted the whole preceding week
Usage notes
There is a singular form lietava, only sporadically attested.
Declension
Declension of lietavas (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | lietavas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | lietavas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | lietavu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | lietavām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | lietavām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | lietavās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | lietavas |
Related terms
- lietus, lietains
- līt, liet