balva
Latvian
Etymology
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Noun
balva f (4th declension)
- prize, award
- Synonyms: godalga, prēmija
- Pulicera balva ― Pulitzer Prize
Declension
Declension of balva (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | balva | balvas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | balvu | balvas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | balvas | balvu |
| dative (datīvs) | balvai | balvām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | balvu | balvām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | balvā | balvās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | balva | balvas |
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *pëlvë, from Proto-Uralic *pilwe.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːva/
Noun
balva
- cloud
Inflection
| Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | balva | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | balvva | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | balva | balvvat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | balvva | balvvaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | balvva | balvvaid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | balvii | balvvaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | balvvas | balvvain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | balvvain | balvvaiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | balvan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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