zvīņa
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *žu(w)- (with the suffixes *-in and (feminine) *-(y)a), from the same stem as Latvian zivs (“fish”) (q.v.).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zvīņa m
zvīņa f (4th declension)
- (chiefly in the plural) scales (little bone-like plates that cover and protect the body of fish, reptiles, etc.)
- raga zvīņas ― bone scales
- zivju zvīņas ― fish scales
- zivis ar spožām zvīņām ― fish with shiny scales
- nokasīt zvīņas ― to scrape off the scales
- zvīņu karpa ― scaly carp (breed of carp with smooth, golden scales)
- (chiefly in the plural) scales (diverse more or less flat growths on various plant organs; small, reduced plant organs or their parts)
- čiekura zvīņas ― pine cone scales
- tas bija vecs dīķis, zaļām aļģu zvīņām klāts ― it was an old pond, covered with green algae scales
- sīpols var būt līdz 7 cm garumā un līdz 3 cm diametrā, to klāj brūnas zvīņas ― an onion can be up to 7 cm long and up to 3 cm in diameter, covered by brown scales
- (chiefly in the plural) scale-like parts, layers (on a substance)
- plānas kārtainas ledus zvīņas ― thin, laminated ice scales (on a puddle)
- tā sastāv no sīkām zvīņām, kas ir kristāliskā grafīta kārtas ― it consists of tiny scales, which are the layers of crystalline graphite
- (chiefly in the plural) skin flakes, scales (made of dead skin cells)
- blaugznu zvīņas ― dandruff scales, flakes
- sausa āda ir jutīga, caurspīdīga, dažreiz tā viegli lobās, it kā būtu noklāta ar zvīņām ― dry skin is sensitive, clear, sometimes it sheds easily, as if it were covered with scales
Usage notes
[edit]In all senses, the plural forms (zvīņas, etc.) are much more frequently used than the singular forms (zvīņa, etc.).
Declension
[edit]Declension of zvīņa (4th declension)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvīņa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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