pļava

See also: pļāva and pļavā

Latvian

Pļava

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʎava]

Noun

pļava f (4th declension)

1. meadow (area of low vegetation, natural or sown, for mowing or grazing)

   dabiskā pļava ― natural meadow

   palienes, līča, alpīna pļava ― floodplain, bay, alpine meadow

   pļavu augi, puķes, augsnes ― meadow plants, flowers, soil

   ierīkot pļavu ― to set up a meadow

   siena pļava ― hay meadow (for mowing)

   nopļaut pļavu ― to mow a meadow

Declension

Declension of pļava (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	pļava	pļavas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	pļavu	pļavas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pļavas	pļavu
dative (datīvs)	pļavai	pļavām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	pļavu	pļavām
locative (lokatīvs)	pļavā	pļavās
vocative (vokatīvs)	pļava	pļavas

Derived terms

• pļavas ķirzaka

Related terms

• pļaut