jaunava

See also: Jaunava, Jaunavā, and jaunavā

Latvian

Etymology

From jauns (“young, new”) +‎ -ava.

Noun

jaunava f (4th declension)

  1. young, usually unmarried, woman
    meitene nezinot pieauga par jaunavu ar viņas ilgām un tieksmēm ― the girl unknowingly grew into a young woman with her longings and desires
    “no mūsu kursa studentēm”, meitene noskuma, “visas jau izgājušas pie vīra, es vienīgā esmu palikusi jaunavās” ― “of the students of our school”, grieved the girl, “all have found husbands, only I remained among (lit. in) the unmarried ones”
  2. (of women, occasionally of men) virgin (having no sexual experience)
    Jaunava Marija ― the Virgin Mary
    25 (divdesmit pieci) gadi, bet joprojām jaunava ― 25 years (old), and still a virgin
    nobrieduši vīrieši ir teikuši, ka seksu ar jaunavu vairs negribētu; kvalitāte ņem virsroku! ― mature men have said that they wouldn't want sex with a virgin anymore; quality prevails!

Declension

Declension of jaunava (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative jaunava jaunavas
genitive jaunavas jaunavu
dative jaunavai jaunavām
accusative jaunavu jaunavas
instrumental jaunavu jaunavām
locative jaunavā jaunavās
vocative jaunava jaunavas

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