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alva

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See also: Alva, alvā, and älva

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the al- stem of alszik (to sleep) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlvɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧va
  • Rhymes: -vɒ

Participle

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alva

  1. adverbial participle of alszik
    alvawhile asleep
    A lajhárok idejük legnagyobb részét alva töltik.Sloths spend most of their time sleeping.

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Latvian

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 alva on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *alu-ā-, *alwā-, from a derived form *al-əu-, *al-u- of Proto-Indo-European *al- (to shine, to light).

Cognates include Lithuanian álvas, ãlavas, Old Prussian alwis (lead), Old Church Slavonic олово (olovo, lead), Russian and Ukrainian олово (olovo, tin), Bulgarian олово (olovo, lead), Czech olovo (lead), Polish ołów (lead), and, from a different derived form of *al-, Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, white rash), Latin albus (dull white).[1]

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Noun

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Chemical element
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alva f (4th declension)

  1. tin (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 50)
    alvas rūdatin ore
    alvas sakausējumitin alloys
    alvas karotetin spoon
    pārklāt ar alvucover with tin
    kausēt alvuto melt tin

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “alva”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalːva/

Noun

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alva

  1. energy
  2. willpower

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative alva
Genitive alvva
Singular Plural
Nominative alva alvvat
Accusative alvva alvvaid
Genitive alvva alvvaid
Illative alvii alvvaide
Locative alvvas alvvain
Comitative alvvain alvvaiguin
Essive alvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person alvan alvame alvamet
2nd person alvat alvade alvadet
3rd person alvas alvaska alvaset

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *alba, the feminine of albus (white).

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Noun

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alva f (plural alvas)

  1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
  2. dawn

Descendants

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  • Galician: alba
  • Portuguese: alva

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alva, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from the feminine of Classical Latin albus (white). Doublet of alba. Cognate with Galician alba.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.va/ [ˈaʊ̯.va]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvɐ, (Brazil) -awvɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧va

Noun

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alva f (plural alvas)

  1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
  2. dawn
    Synonyms: alba, alvorada, dilúculo
  3. sclera
    Synonyms: esclera, esclerótica

Adjective

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alva

  1. feminine singular of alvo

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Noun

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alva f (Cyrillic spelling алва)

  1. halva
    Synonym: halva