mīla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mila"

Latvian

Etymology

A nominalized form of mīls, a dialectal variant of mīļš. Originally also dialectal, mīla is first mentioned in the written language in the 18th century (1786), and introduced by Rainis in the literary language in the 19th century (1888).[1]

Noun

mīla f (4th declension)

  1. love (positive romantic feeling for a specific person)
    mīlas jūtas ― feelings of love
    pirmā mīlā ― first love
    mīlas dzeja, dziesma, vārdi ― love poetry, song, words
  2. love (positive feeling for a group, people, institution, idea, etc.)
    dzimtenes mīla ― love for one's homeland

Declension

Declension of mīla (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative mīla —
genitive mīlas —
dative mīlai —
accusative mīlu —
instrumental mīlu —
locative mīlā —
vocative mīla —

Synonyms

Adjective

mīla

  1. (dialectal) genitive masculine singular of mīls
  2. (dialectal) nominative feminine singular of mīls

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “mīlēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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