spilve

See also: spilvē

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same stem as spalva (“feather”): Proto-Baltic *spelw-, *spl̥w- (> *spilw-), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)p(h)el-, *to split, cast off with an u extension. The variants spilva, spilve derive from *spilw- with different vowel endings.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spìlve], IPA(key): [spīlve]

Noun

spilve f (5th declension)

  1. cottongrass (various species of plants from the sedge family in genus Eriophorum)
    šaurlapu spilve ― blue (lit. narrow-leaved) cottongrass
    platlapu spilve ― broad-leaved cottongrass
  2. little hair-like growths (on plants like cottongrass)
    gaisā peldošā spilve ― cottongrass floating in the air

Declension

Declension of spilve (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative spilve spilves
genitive spilves spilvju
dative spilvei spilvēm
accusative spilvi spilves
instrumental spilvi spilvēm
locative spilvē spilvēs
vocative spilve spilves

Derived terms

References

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