virsma

See also: virsmā

Latvian
Koniska virsma (2)

Etymology

A new, 20th-century derivation, from virsa. This word was criticized by J. Endzelīns.[1]

Noun

virsma f (4th declension)

  1. surface (outer layer of an object)
    Zemes virsma ― the Earth's surface
    Mēness virsmas veidojumi ― Moon surface formations
    jūra, ūdens virsma ― the surface of the sea, of the water
    spoguļa virsma ― mirror surface
    jumta virsma ― roof surface
    pulēta virsma ― polished surface
    plakana virsma ― flat surface
    virsmas slānis ― surface layer
  2. (mathematics) surface (set of border points of a body)
    koordinātu virsmas ― coordinate surfaces
    lodes virsma ― surface of the sphere
    koniska virsma ― conical surface

Declension
Declension of virsma (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) virsma virsmas
accusative (akuzatīvs) virsmu virsmas
genitive (ģenitīvs) virsmas virsmu
dative (datīvs) virsmai virsmām
instrumental (instrumentālis) virsmu virsmām
locative (lokatīvs) virsmā virsmās
vocative (vokatīvs) virsma virsmas

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