labība

See also: labībā

Latvian

Labība

Etymology

From labs (“good”) +‎ -ība. The original meaning of labība was 'property', 'riches', until the early 17th century. Cognate with Lithuanian regionalism labýba (“property, riches”). Compare the same semantic evolution in Lithuanian gėrỹba (“property, cereals”), from Lithuanian gẽras (“good”), and in Polish zboże (“cereal, grain”), previously "property, riches".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [labìːba]

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Noun

labība f (4th declension)

1. cereal (kind of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

   labības kombains ― cereal harvester

   labību kaitēkļi ― cereal, grain pests

   pļaut labību ― to mow cereals

2. (chiefly in the singular) cereal, grain (the grains of cereal plants)

   nosvērt labību ― to weigh the grain

   iztīrīt labību ― to clean the grain

   labības glabātava ― cereal storage facility

Declension

Declension of labība (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	labība	labības
genitive	labības	labību
dative	labībai	labībām
accusative	labību	labības
instrumental	labību	labībām
locative	labībā	labībās
vocative	labība	labības

Derived terms

• labības mēnesis

See also

• graudi