grīva
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grī́ˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHweh₂ (“neck, nape”), from the stem *gʷer- (“to swallow”), whence also Latvian dzert (“to drink”)). Cognates include Proto-Slavic *griva (“mane”) (Russian гри́ва (gríva, “mane”) (dialectal also “narrow bay,” “steep river bank”), Belarusian гры́ва (hrýva, “mane”) (dialectal also “dry place in a swamp”), Ukrainian гри́ва (hrýva, “mane”), Czech hříva, Polish grzywa), Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā́, “neck”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
grīva f (4th declension)
- estuary, mouth (the place at which a river reaches the sea)
- padziļināt upes grīvu ― to deepen the river's estuary
- pie Daugavas grīvas bija pārāk daudz zvejnieku ― at the mouth of the Daugava there were too many fishermen
Declension
Declension of grīva (4th declension)
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “grīva”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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