balva

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Noun

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balva f (4th declension)

  1. prize, award
    Synonyms: godalga, prēmija
    Pulicera balvaPulitzer Prize

Declension

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pëlvë, from Proto-Uralic *pilwe.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːva/

Noun

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balva

  1. cloud

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
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
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person balvan balvame balvamet
2nd person balvat balvade balvadet
3rd person balvas balvaska balvaset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland