spļāviens

From spļaut (past stem: spļāv-) +‎ -iens.

spļāviens m (1st declension)

1. spit (the act of spitting, of throwing saliva out of one's mouth)

   spēcīgs spļāviens ― strong spit

   saņemt spļāvienu sejā ― to get a spit in the face (= to be deeply offended)

   viņš spļauj ceļa smiltīs sarkanus spļāvienus ― he spits red spits on the road sand

   viņš nospļāvās uz ielas bruģa... Adrianam likās, ka spļāviens domāts viņam ― he was spitting on the sidewalk... it seemed to Adrians that the spit was meant for him

2. spit (the saliva thrown out of one's mouth)

• siekalas

• spļaut