Jūrmala
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Jūrmala (Latvijā)
The popular beach resort in Jūrmala.
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jūrmala
- A resort city in the Vidzeme region, Latvia.
Translations
city in Latvia
Latvian
Etymology
From jūrmala (“seaside”), itself a compound from jūra (“sea”) + mala (“edge, shore”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jūrmala f (4th declension)
- Jūrmala (a resort city in the Vidzeme region, Latvia)
- Jūrmalas pilsētas karte ― a map of the city of Jūrmala
- Jūrmalas pilsētā ir 11 peldvietas ― in the city of Jūrmala there are 11 swimming places
- Jūrmala ir lielākā piejūras kūrortpilsēta Baltijas valstīs ― Jūrmala is the largest seaside resort city in the Baltic countries
Declension
Declension of Jūrmala (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Jūrmala | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Jūrmalu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Jūrmalas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Jūrmalai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Jūrmalu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Jūrmalā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Jūrmala | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: Jūrmala
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latvian Jūrmala (“Jūrmala”), from jūrmala (“seaside”), itself a compound from jūra (“sea”) + mala (“edge, shore”), first part from Proto-Baltic or Proto-Balto-Slavic *jaur-, *jūr-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-, *ūr- with an added initial y, from *aw-, *awe- (“to wet, to moisten, to flow”) with a suffix -r + last part from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰo-. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jūrmala
- Jūrmala (a resort town in Latvia)
- Jūrmala var et av de mest populære badebyene i Sovjetunionen
- Jūrmala was one of the most popular seaside resorts in the Soviet Union
References
- “Jūrmala” in Store norske leksikon