zveja
See also: zvejā
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *žuw- with extra suffixes -ey-ya, from the same stem as zivs (“fish”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian žvejỹs.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
zveja f (4th declension)
- fishing (the catching of fish or aquatic invertebrates with various specific tools)
- zvejas kuģis, laiva ― fishing vessel, boat
- zvejas piederumi ― fishing tools, accessories
- zvejas tīkla pludiņi ― fishing net floaters
- siļķu, krabju zveja ― herring, crab fishing area
- piekrastes, krasta zveja ― coastal, shore fishing
- zemledus zveja ― ice fishing (lit. fishing under ice)
- iet uz zveju ― to go fishing
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zveja | — |
| genitive | zvejas | — |
| dative | zvejai | — |
| accusative | zveju | — |
| instrumental | zveju | — |
| locative | zvejā | — |
| vocative | zveja | — |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvejot”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN