veļa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vela"
Latvian
Etymology
Derived from the stem of the verb velt (“to full, walk (cloth)”). At first used only to refer to clothes that were to be fulled; the modern meanings 'linen', 'undergarment', 'bed clothes' are attested only from the 19th century on.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
veļa f (4th declension)
- linens, cloth, towel
- galda veļa ― table linen, tablecloth
- gultas veļa ― bed linen, bed clothes
- kokvilnas veļa ― cotton towel
- ārstnieciskā veļa ― medical linen
- undergarments, underwear
- miesas veļa ― body linen, underwear
- triko veļa ― knitted underwear
- laundry, washing, wash (of clothes)
- veļu (iz)mazgāt ― to wash clothes, the linen
- veļas mazgājamā/mazgāšanas mašīna ― washing machine
- veļas ziepes, pulveris ― washing soap, powder
- veļas diena ― laundry day
- veļas mazgātava ― launderette, laudromat
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veļa | — |
| genitive | veļas | — |
| dative | veļai | — |
| accusative | veļu | — |
| instrumental | veļu | — |
| locative | veļā | — |
| vocative | veļa | — |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “veļa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN