valoda
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See also: valodā
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to tear, to spend”). Cognates include Latgalian volūda (“id.”), Lithuanian valandà (“hour, moment, time”).
Alternatively related to Proto-West Slavic *volati (“to call”). Confer Polish wołać, Czech volat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]valoda f (4th declension)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | valoda | valodas |
genitive | valodas | valodu |
dative | valodai | valodām |
accusative | valodu | valodas |
instrumental | valodu | valodām |
locative | valodā | valodās |
vocative | valoda | valodas |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with broken intonation
- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian fourth declension nouns
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