zveja
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See also: zvejā
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *žuw- with extra suffixes -ey-ya, from the same stem as zivs (“fish”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian žvejỹs.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
zveja f (4th declension)
- fishing (the catching of fish or aquatic invertebrates with various specific tools)
- zvejas kuģis, laiva ― fishing vessel, boat
- zvejas piederumi ― fishing tools, accessories
- zvejas tīkla pludiņi ― fishing net floaters
- siļķu, krabju zveja ― herring, crab fishing area
- piekrastes, krasta zveja ― coastal, shore fishing
- zemledus zveja ― ice fishing (lit. fishing under ice)
- iet uz zveju ― to go fishing
Declension
Declension of zveja (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zveja | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zveju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zvejas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | zvejai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zveju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zvejā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zveja | — |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvejot”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN