balva

Latvian

Etymology

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Noun

balva f (4th declension)

  1. prize, award
    Synonyms: godalga, prēmija
    Pulicera balva ― Pulitzer Prize

Declension

Declension of balva (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative balva balvas
genitive balvas balvu
dative balvai balvām
accusative balvu balvas
instrumental balvu balvām
locative balvā balvās
vocative balva balvas

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pëlvë, from Proto-Uralic *pilwe.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːva/

Noun

balva

  1. cloud

Inflection

Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative balva
Genitive balvva
Singular Plural
Nominative balva balvvat
Accusative balvva balvvaid
Genitive balvva balvvaid
Illative balvii balvvaide
Locative balvvas balvvain
Comitative balvvain balvvaiguin
Essive balvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person balvan balvame balvamet
2nd person balvat balvade balvadet
3rd person balvas balvaska balvaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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