salna

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See also: salnā and saļņa

Latvian

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Salna

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolH-n-eh₂. Morphologically from the salt (to freeze). Historically (and dialectally), salna was often used to mean the same as sarma or sals.[1] Cognate with Lithuanian šalná and Proto-Slavic *solna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

salna f (4th declension)

  1. (weather) light frost, especially in spring or winter, with temperatures below 0°C at night
    pavasara salnaspring frost
    salna nokodusi puķesfrost bitten flowers
    augļu dārzu aizsardzība pret salnāmorchard protection against frost
  2. thin layer of ice crystals that form under such low temperatures
    balta salna klāj zāliwhite forst covered the grass

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Adjective

salna

  1. inflection of salns:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

References

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