[lāwva]
CilmeBorrowed from Middle High German louwe (cf. German Löwe), from Proto-Germanic *laujan, a borrowing from Latin leō. It has been suggested, on the basis of Lithuanian liū̃tas (“lion”), Russian лю́тый зверь (ljútyj zverʹ, “beast, lion”), that there was an earlier Slavo-Balto-Germanic term with the root *liu-; if so, this term was lost very early on in Latvian, replaced by the Middle High German borrowing. First mentioned (as lavis, lauve) in 17th-century Bible translations. A family name Louvis is attested from the 16th century.
- dative, declension-4, feminine, masculine, singularlion in general (Panthera leo)
“lauvu mātīte, lauvene” — female lion, lioness
“dresēt lauvas” — to tame, train lions
“lauvas tiesa” — the lion's share, the biggest part
- dative, declension-4, feminine, masculine, singularspecifically, a male lion
- declension-4, masculinethe constellation of Leo; astronomical abbreviation: Leo
- declension-4, masculineLeo (zodiac sign); astrological symbol: ♌)
“pēc horoskopa viņš ir Lauva” — by the horoscope, he is Leo
Formasgender(irregular) · lauva(nominative, singular) · lauvas(nominative, plural) · lauvas(genitive, singular) · lauvu(genitive, plural) · lauvam(dative, singular) · lauvai(dative, singular) · lauvām(dative, plural) · lauvu(accusative, singular) · lauvas(accusative, plural) · lauvu(instrumental, singular) · lauvām(instrumental, plural) · lauvā(locative, singular) · lauvās(locative, plural) · lauva(singular, vocative) · lauvas(plural, vocative) · Lauva(nominative, singular) · -(nominative, plural) · Lauvas(genitive, singular) · -(genitive, plural)