[pùɾvs]
CilmeThe origin of this word is unclear, but probably Proto-Indo-European.
Some compare it to Lower Sorbian para (“filth, dung”), Polabian poro (“filth, dung; swamp, bog”) (assuming that o < *uo < *ō), from a stem *pōr- to which an extra v or vo was added.
Others relate purvs to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “red, pink, brownish red”), Sanskrit पुरीषम् (púrīṣam, “filth, dung”), परुष (paruṣa, “spotted, speckled”), pointing out that it often happens in Indo-European languages that "swamp" and "red" are related terms (e.g., from Proto-Slavic *ruda (“red”), Polish ruda (“ore, peat, swamp”), Ukrainian руда́ (rudá, “ore, swamp”)), probably because of the reddish-brown color of swamp waters.
Cognates include Lithuanian pur̃vas (“filth, dirt”), Sudovian puro (“swamp”).
- declension-1, masculineswamp, bog, marsh, morass (low wetland with a layer of accumulated peat)
“kūdras, sūnu purvs” — peat, moss bog
“staigns purvs” — miry bog
“nosusināt purvu” — to drain the swamp
- declension-1, figuratively, masculineswamp (hard, difficult circumstances)
“nogrimt purvā” — to sink in the swamp (= to be in difficult circumstances)
“elpu! elpu!... man šinī purvā jānosmok!.. ak, kaut es spētu nokratīt šo dzīvi” — air! air!... I have to stifle in this swamp!... oh, if only I could shake off this life
Formaspurvs(nominative, singular) · purvi(nominative, plural) · purva(genitive, singular) · purvu(genitive, plural) · purvam(dative, singular) · purviem(dative, plural) · purvu(accusative, singular) · purvus(accusative, plural) · purvu(instrumental, singular) · purviem(instrumental, plural) · purvā(locative, singular) · purvos(locative, plural) · purv(singular, vocative) · purvi(plural, vocative) · purs(alternative) · pors(alternative) · purvis(alternative)
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