spilvens
See also: spilvēns
Latvian
Spilveni
Alternative forms
- (dialectal forms) spilvēns, spilvenis, spilvins, spalvenis
Etymology
From spilve (“cottongrass”) + -ens (ultimately from the same stem as spalva), apparently because pillows were made with it.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [spìlvæns]
Noun
spilvens m (1st declension)
- pillow, cushion (soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort)
- spalvu, dūnu spilvens ― feather pillow
- vates spilvens ― cotton pillow
- dīvāna spilvens ― couch cushion
- spilvena pārvalks ― pillow case
- nolikt galvu uz spilvena ― to lay one's head on a pillow
- something used as a pillow
- es esmu aizmidzis saldi pļavas sūnu mīkstajā spilvenā ― I fell asleep on the pillow of sweet, soft meadow moss
- something similar to a pillow or cushion, used for various purposes, e.g. friction or impact reduction, etc.
- smilšu spilvens ― sand bag
- sēdekļa spilvens ― seat cushion
- gaisa spilvens ― air bag
- skābekļa spilvens ― oxygen bag
- (anatomy) a soft, usually relatively thick, formation in an organism
- talku spilvens ― cushion of fat
Declension
Declension of spilvens (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spilvens | spilveni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spilvenu | spilvenus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spilvena | spilvenu |
| dative (datīvs) | spilvenam | spilveniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spilvenu | spilveniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | spilvenā | spilvenos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | spilven | spilveni |
Derived terms
- skābekļa spilvens
- spilvena pārvalks
- spilvendrāna
See also
- pagalvis
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “spilvens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN