salna

See also: salnā, saļņa, and šalna

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolH-n-eh₂. Morphologically from the salt (“to freeze”). Historically (and dialectally), salna was often used to mean the same as sarma or sals.[1] Cognate with Lithuanian šalná and Proto-Slavic *solna.

Pronunciation

Noun

salna f (4th declension)

  1. (weather) light frost, especially in spring or winter, with temperatures below 0°C at night
    pavasara salna ― spring frost
    salna nokodusi puķes ― frost bitten flowers
    augļu dārzu aizsardzība pret salnām ― orchard protection against frost
  2. thin layer of ice crystals that form under such low temperatures
    balta salna klāj zāli ― white forst covered the grass

Declension

Declension of salna (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative salna salnas
genitive salnas salnu
dative salnai salnām
accusative salnu salnas
instrumental salnu salnām
locative salnā salnās
vocative salna salnas

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

salna

  1. inflection of salns:
    1. genitive masculine singular
    2. nominative feminine singular

References

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