mīla
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mila"
Latvian
Etymology
A nominalized form of mīls, a dialectal variant of mīļš. Originally also dialectal, mīla is first mentioned in the written language in the 18th century (1786), and introduced by Rainis in the literary language in the 19th century (1888).[1]
Noun
mīla f (4th declension)
- love (positive romantic feeling for a specific person)
- mīlas jūtas ― feelings of love
- pirmā mīlā ― first love
- mīlas dzeja, dziesma, vārdi ― love poetry, song, words
- love (positive feeling for a group, people, institution, idea, etc.)
- dzimtenes mīla ― love for one's homeland
Declension
Declension of mīla (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | mīla | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | mīlu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mīlas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | mīlai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | mīlu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | mīlā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | mīla | — |
Synonyms
Related terms
Adjective
mīla
- (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) genitive singular masculine form of mīls
- (dialectal form) (deprecated template usage) nominative singular feminine form of mīls
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “mīlēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN