CilmeA 17th-century derivation from the stem of the verb skanēt (“to sound”) (q.v.): *skan-ya > skaņa, alongside the simpler (dialectal) form skans.
- dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singulargenitive singular of skanis
- declension-4, femininesound (wave-like vibrations in the air or some similar medium which are capable of causing auditory sensations)
“skaņas augstums” — pitch (lit. sound height)
“skaņas frekvence, ātrums” — sound frequency, speed
“skaņas skaļums, intensitāte, enerģija” — sound volume, intensity, energy
- declension-4, femininesound (the auditory effect of these vibrations)
“spalga skaņa” — high-pitched sound
“dzidra skaņa” — clear sound
“dobjas skaņas” — hollow sounds
- declension-4, femininesound (smallest articulatory unit in language)
“valodas skaņu klasifikācija” — language sound classification
“īsa, gara skaņa” — short, long sound
“skaņu kvantitāte, kvalitāte” — sound quantity, quality
Formasskaņa(nominative, singular) · skaņas(nominative, plural) · skaņas(genitive, singular) · skaņu(genitive, plural) · skaņai(dative, singular) · skaņām(dative, plural) · skaņu(accusative, singular) · skaņas(accusative, plural) · skaņu(instrumental, singular) · skaņām(instrumental, plural) · skaņā(locative, singular) · skaņās(locative, plural) · skaņa(singular, vocative) · skaņas(plural, vocative)