salna

See also: salnā and saļņa

Latvian
Salna

Etymology

Derived from the verb salt (“to freeze”), with an extra suffix -nā-. Historically (and dialectally), salna was often used to mean the same as sarma or sals.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

salna f (4th declension)

  1. (weather) light frost, especially in spring or winter, with temperatures below 0°C at night
    pavasara salna ― spring frost
    salna nokodusi puķes ― frost bitten flowers
    augļu dārzu aizsardzība pret salnām ― orchard protection against frost
  2. thin layer of ice crystals that form under such low temperatures
    balta salna klāj zāli ― white forst covered the grass

Declension
Declension of salna (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) salna salnas
accusative (akuzatīvs) salnu salnas
genitive (ģenitīvs) salnas salnu
dative (datīvs) salnai salnām
instrumental (instrumentālis) salnu salnām
locative (lokatīvs) salnā salnās
vocative (vokatīvs) salna salnas

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

salna

  1. genitive singular masculine form of salns
  2. nominative singular feminine form of salns

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