balva

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Latvian

Etymology

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Noun

balva f (4th declension)

  1. prize, award
    Synonyms: godalga, prēmija
    Pulicera balva ― Pulitzer Prize

Declension

Declension of balva (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) balva balvas
accusative (akuzatīvs) balvu balvas
genitive (ģenitīvs) balvas balvu
dative (datīvs) balvai balvām
instrumental (instrumentālis) balvu balvām
locative (lokatīvs) balvā balvās
vocative (vokatīvs) balva balvas

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pëlvë, from Proto-Uralic *pilwe.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːva/

Noun

balva

  1. cloud

Inflection

Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative balva
Genitive balvva
Singular Plural
Nominative balva balvvat
Accusative balvva balvvaid
Genitive balvva balvvaid
Illative balvii balvvaide
Locative balvvas balvvain
Comitative balvvain balvvaiguin
Essive balvan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person balvan balvame balvamet
2nd person balvat balvade balvadet
3rd person balvas balvaska balvaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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