vilna

See vilns

vilna m

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular form of vilns

Aitas vilna (1)

Vilnas dzija (2)

From Proto-Baltic *wilnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognates include Lithuanian vìlna, Old Prussian wilna, wilnis (“skirt [< made of wool]”), Old East Slavic вълна (vŭlna), Russian dialectal во́лна (vólna, “wool, woolen fabric”), Belarusian во́ўна (vóŭna), Ukrainian во́вна (vóvna), Bulgarian въ́лна (vǎ́lna), Czech vlna, Slovak vlna, Polish wełna, Proto-Germanic *wullō (Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Old High German wolla, German Wolle, English wool), Hittite ḫulana-, Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā) (from *ul̥), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos) (Doric λᾶνος (lânos), Latin lāna (Spanish, Italian lana, Romanian lână, Portuguese lã).[1]

• IPA^(key): [vīlna]

vilna f (4th declension)

1. wool (the hair of certain animals (especially sheep)

   aitas vilna ― sheep wool

   bieza, gara vilna ― thick, long wool

   cirpt vilnu ― to shear wool

   kārst vilnu ― to card wool

   vērpt vilnu ― to spin wool

2. wool (something made of this animal hair: yarn, fabric, clothes)

   vilnas dzija, audums ― wool yarn, fabric

   vilnas cimdi, zeķes, sega ― wool gloves, socks, blanket

   vilnas lakats, kleita ― wool scarf, dress

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

vìlna f (accent paradigm 1)

1. wool