pļava
See also: pļāva and pļavā
Latvian
Pļava
Etymology
From the same source as pļaut (“to mow, to reap”), made into a feminine 2nd-declension noun (ending -a).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʎava]
Noun
pļava f (4th declension)
- meadow (area of low vegetation, natural or sown, for mowing or grazing)
- dabiskā pļava ― natural meadow
- palienes, līča, alpīna pļava ― floodplain, bay, alpine meadow
- pļavu augi, puķes, augsnes ― meadow plants, flowers, soil
- ierīkot pļavu ― to set up a meadow
- siena pļava ― hay meadow (for mowing)
- nopļaut pļavu ― to mow a meadow
Declension
Declension of pļava (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pļava | pļavas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pļavu | pļavas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pļavas | pļavu |
| dative (datīvs) | pļavai | pļavām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pļavu | pļavām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pļavā | pļavās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pļava | pļavas |
Derived terms
- pļavas ķirzaka
Related terms
- pļaut
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pļaut”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN