jūras lauva
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See also: jūras lauvā
Latvian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
jūras lauva m or f (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)
- sea lion (family Otariidae)
- visām jūras lauvām ir kopīgs tas, ka tās ir lielāka auguma kā kotiki ― all sea lions have in common that they are of greater height than fur seals
Usage notes[edit]
The term jūras lauva is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is jūras lauvam when it refers to a male and jūras lauvai when it refers to a female.
Declension[edit]
Declension of jūras lauva (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | jūras lauva | jūras lauvas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | jūras lauvu | jūras lauvas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | jūras lauvas | jūras lauvu |
| dative (datīvs) | jūras lauvam, jūras lauvai | jūras lauvām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | jūras lauvu | jūras lauvām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | jūras lauvā | jūras lauvās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | jūras lauva | jūras lauvas |