pļava

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See also: pļāva and pļavā

Latvian

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Pļava

Etymology

From the same source as pļaut (to mow, to reap), made into a feminine 2nd-declension noun (ending -a).

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Noun

pļava f (4th declension)

  1. meadow (area of low vegetation, natural or sown, for mowing or grazing)
    dabiskā pļavanatural meadow
    palienes, līča, alpīna pļavafloodplain, bay, alpine meadow
    pļavu augi, puķes, augsnesmeadow plants, flowers, soil
    ierīkot pļavuto set up a meadow
    siena pļavahay meadow (for mowing)
    nopļaut pļavuto mow a meadow

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pļaut”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN