pļava
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same source as pļaut (“to mow, to reap”), made into a feminine 2nd-declension noun (ending -a).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pļava f (4th declension)
- meadow (area of low vegetation, natural or sown, for mowing or grazing)
- dabiskā pļava ― natural meadow
- palienes, līča, alpīna pļava ― floodplain, bay, alpine meadow
- pļavu augi, puķes, augsnes ― meadow plants, flowers, soil
- ierīkot pļavu ― to set up a meadow
- siena pļava ― hay meadow (for mowing)
- nopļaut pļavu ― to mow a meadow
Declension
[edit]Declension of pļava (4th declension)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pļaut”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN