vilna

See vilns

vilna m

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular of vilns

 vilna on Latvian Wikipedia

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognates include Lithuanian vìlna, Old Prussian wilna, wilnis (“skirt ”), Old East Slavic вълна (vŭlna), Russian dialectal во́лна (vólna, “wool, woolen fabric”), Belarusian во́ўна (vóŭna), Ukrainian во́вна (vóvna), Bulgarian въ́лна (vǎ́lna), Czech vlna, Slovak vlna, Polish wełna, Proto-Germanic *wullō (Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Old High German wolla, German Wolle, English wool), Hittite ḫulana-, Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā) (from *ul̥), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos) (Doric λᾶνος (lânos), Latin lāna (Italian, Spanish lana, Romanian lână, Portuguese lã).^[1]

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vilna f (4th declension)

1. wool (the hair of certain animals (especially sheep)

   aitas vilna ― sheep wool

   bieza, gara vilna ― thick, long wool

   cirpt vilnu ― to shear wool

   kārst vilnu ― to card wool

   vērpt vilnu ― to spin wool

2. wool (something made of this animal hair: yarn, fabric, clothes)

   vilnas dzija, audums ― wool yarn, fabric

   vilnas cimdi, zeķes, sega ― wool gloves, socks, blanket

   vilnas lakats, kleita ― wool scarf, dress

• dzija f

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

vìlna f (accent paradigm 1)

1. wool

• vilnonas m