spulga
See also: spulgā
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the adjective spulgs (“bright”), made into a fourth-declension feminine noun (ending -a).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
spulga f (4th declension)
- shine, brightness (the quality of that which is bright)
- zvaigžņu spulga ― star shine
- cilvēki iet, saulrieta spulga tos apņem ― people go, (and) the sunset brightness surrounds them
Declension
Declension of spulga (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spulga | spulgas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spulgu | spulgas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spulgas | spulgu |
| dative (datīvs) | spulgai | spulgām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spulgu | spulgām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | spulgā | spulgās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | spulga | spulgas |
Synonyms
Adjective
spulga
- (deprecated template usage) genitive singular masculine form of spulgs
- (deprecated template usage) nominative singular feminine form of spulgs
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “spulgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN