zāle

See also: zale and zālē

Latvian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lithuanian žolė (“grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zâːlɛ]

Noun

zāle f (5th declension)

1. grass
2. weed
3. herb
4. (in the plural) medicine, drug

   Synonym: medikaments

Declension

Declension of zāle (5th)

	singular	plural
nominative	zāle	zāles
genitive	zāles	zāļu
dative	zālei	zālēm
accusative	zāli	zāles
instrumental	zāli	zālēm
locative	zālē	zālēs
vocative	zāle	zāles

Related terms

• zaļš

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Saal. Compare Lithuanian salė.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zāːlɛ]

Noun

zāle f (5th declension)

1. hall

Declension

Declension of zāle (5th)

	singular	plural
nominative	zāle	zāles
genitive	zāles	zāļu
dative	zālei	zālēm
accusative	zāli	zāles
instrumental	zāli	zālēm
locative	zālē	zālēs
vocative	zāle	zāles