jūras lauva

See also: jūras lauvā

Latvian

Pronunciation

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Noun

jūras lauva m or f (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

  1. sea lion (family Otariidae)
    visām jūras lauvām ir kopīgs tas, ka tās ir lielāka auguma kā kotiki ― all sea lions have in common that they are of greater height than fur seals

Usage notes

The term jūras lauva is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is jūras lauvam when it refers to a male and jūras lauvai when it refers to a female.

Declension

Declension of jūras lauva (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative jūras lauva jūras lauvas
genitive jūras lauvas jūras lauvu
dative jūras lauvam, jūras lauvai jūras lauvām
accusative jūras lauvu jūras lauvas
instrumental jūras lauvu jūras lauvām
locative jūras lauvā jūras lauvās
vocative jūras lauva jūras lauvas
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