pļava

See also: pļāva and pļavā

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as pļaut (“to mow, to reap”), made into a feminine 2nd-declension noun (ending -a).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʎava]

Noun

pļava f (4th declension)

  1. meadow (area of low vegetation, natural or sown, for mowing or grazing)
    dabiskā pļava ― natural meadow
    palienes, līča, alpīna pļava ― floodplain, bay, alpine meadow
    pļavu augi, puķes, augsnes ― meadow plants, flowers, soil
    ierīkot pļavu ― to set up a meadow
    siena pļava ― hay meadow (for mowing)
    nopļaut pļavu ― to mow a meadow

Declension

Declension of pļava (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative pļava pļavas
genitive pļavas pļavu
dative pļavai pļavām
accusative pļavu pļavas
instrumental pļavu pļavām
locative pļavā pļavās
vocative pļava pļavas

Derived terms

References

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