veļa
Latvian
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Etymology
Derived from the stem of the verb velt (“to full, walk (cloth)”). At first used only to refer to clothes that were to be fulled; the modern meanings 'linen', 'undergarment', 'bed clothes' are attested only from the 19th century on.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
veļa f (4th declension)
- linens, cloth, towel
- galda veļa ― table linen, tablecloth
- gultas veļa ― bed linen, bed clothes
- kokvilnas veļa ― cotton towel
- ārstnieciskā veļa ― medical linen
- undergarments, underwear
- miesas veļa ― body linen, underwear
- triko veļa ― knitted underwear
- laundry, washing, wash (of clothes)
- veļu (iz)mazgāt ― to wash clothes, the linen
- veļas mazgājamā/mazgāšanas mašīna ― washing machine
- veļas ziepes, pulveris ― washing soap, powder
- veļas diena ― laundry day
- veļas mazgātava ― launderette, laudromat
Declension
Declension of veļa (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | veļa | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | veļu | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | veļas | — |
dative (datīvs) | veļai | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | veļu | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | veļā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | veļa | — |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “veļa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN