spulga
See also: spulgā
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the adjective spulgs (“bright”), made into a fourth-declension feminine noun (ending -a).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
spulga f (4th declension)
- shine, brightness (the quality of that which is bright)
- zvaigžņu spulga ― star shine
- cilvēki iet, saulrieta spulga tos apņem ― people go, (and) the sunset brightness surrounds them
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spulga | spulgas |
| genitive | spulgas | spulgu |
| dative | spulgai | spulgām |
| accusative | spulgu | spulgas |
| instrumental | spulgu | spulgām |
| locative | spulgā | spulgās |
| vocative | spulga | spulgas |
Synonyms
- spulgojums
Adjective
spulga
- inflection of spulgs:
- genitive masculine singular
- nominative feminine singular
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “spulgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN