zveja

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]

Noun

zveja f (4th declension)

  1. 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

Derived terms

References

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