purvājs

Latvian

Etymology

From purvs (“swamp”) +‎ -ājs.

Pronunciation

Noun

purvājs m (1st declension)

  1. swamp, swampy place or territory, marshland
    ciņains purvājs ― moundy marshland
    purvājā aug dzērvenes ― cranberries grow in the marshland
    rakt ģrāvi purvājā ― to dig a ditch in the swamp land
    plašais līdzenums vēl aizpērn bija ar sīkiem krūmiem apaudzis, necaurbrienams purvājs ― the year before last, the wide plain was still covered with small bushes, (now this) unsurmountable marshland
  2. (figuratively) swamp (hard, difficult circumstances)
    dzīves purvājs ― a life swamp (= difficult circumstances)
  3. a type of pine forest that grows on wet peat soil
    purvājā pameža nav ― there is no undergrowth in peat pine forests

Declension

Declension of purvājs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative purvājs purvāji
genitive purvāja purvāju
dative purvājam purvājiem
accusative purvāju purvājus
instrumental purvāju purvājiem
locative purvājā purvājos
vocative purvāj purvāji

Synonyms

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