veļa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vela"
Latvian
Veļa
Etymology
Derived from the stem of the verb velt (“to full, walk (cloth)”). At first used only to refer to clothes that were to be fulled; the modern meanings 'linen', 'undergarment', 'bed clothes' are attested only from the 19th century on.[1]
Noun
veļa f (4th declension)
- linens, cloth, towel
- galda veļa ― table linen, tablecloth
- gultas veļa ― bed linen, bed clothes
- kokvilnas veļa ― cotton towel
- ārstnieciskā veļa ― medical linen
- undergarments, underwear
- miesas veļa ― body linen, underwear
- triko veļa ― knitted underwear
- laundry, washing, wash (of clothes)
- veļu (iz)mazgāt ― to wash clothes, the linen
- veļas mazgājamā/mazgāšanas mašīna ― washing machine
- veļas ziepes, pulveris ― washing soap, powder
- veļas diena ― laundry day
- veļas mazgātava ― launderette, laudromat
Declension
Declension of veļa (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | veļa | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | veļu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | veļas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | veļai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | veļu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | veļā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | veļa | — |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “veļa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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