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Latvian
Etymology
From jūra (“sea”) + mala (“edge, border”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jūrmala f (4th declension)
- seaside, seashore, seacoast (coastal land bordering a sea or ocean)
- jūrmalas smiltis ― seashore sand
- jūrmalas kāpas ― seashore dunes
- jūrmalas priedes ― seashore pine trees
- tāda bija jūrmala šai ciemā: šaura krasta strēle, uz tās vesels klājums sīku akmentiņu ― such was the seashore in that village: a narrow coastal strip, on it a whole layer of small pebbles
- seaside (region near the sea)
- jūrmalas zvejnieku ciemi ― seaside fishing villages
- ir zināms, ka Kurzemes jūrmala ar 18. gadsimta otro pusi kļūst par muižnieku vasarnīcu rajonu ― it is known that the Kurzeme seaside in the second half of the 18th century became a holiday area for the landed gentry
Declension
Declension of jūrmala (4th declension)
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