[zvīːɲa]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *žu(w)- (with the suffixes *-in and (feminine) *-(y)a), from the same stem as Latvian zivs (“fish”) (q.v.).
- dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singulargenitive singular of zvīnis
- declension-4, feminine, in-pluralscales (little bone-like plates that cover and protect the body of fish, reptiles, etc.)
“raga zvīņas” — bone scales
“zivju zvīņas” — fish scales
“zivis ar spožām zvīņām” — fish with shiny scales
- declension-4, feminine, in-pluralscales (diverse more or less flat growths on various plant organs; small, reduced plant organs or their parts)
“čiekura zvīņas” — pine cone scales
“tas bija vecs dīķis, zaļām aļģu zvīņām klāts” — it was an old pond, covered with green algae scales
“sīpols var būt līdz 7 cm garumā un līdz 3 cm diametrā, to klāj brūnas zvīņas” — an onion can be up to 7 cm long and up to 3 cm in diameter, covered by brown scales
- declension-4, feminine, in-pluralscale-like parts, layers (on a substance)
“plānas kārtainas ledus zvīņas” — thin, laminated ice scales (on a puddle)
“tā sastāv no sīkām zvīņām, kas ir kristāliskā grafīta kārtas” — it consists of tiny scales, which are the layers of crystalline graphite
- declension-4, feminine, in-pluralskin flakes, scales (made of dead skin cells)
“blaugznu zvīņas” — dandruff scales, flakes
“sausa āda ir jutīga, caurspīdīga, dažreiz tā viegli lobās, it kā būtu noklāta ar zvīņām” — dry skin is sensitive, clear, sometimes it sheds easily, as if it were covered with scales
Formaszvīņa(nominative, singular) · zvīņas(nominative, plural) · zvīņas(genitive, singular) · zvīņu(genitive, plural) · zvīņai(dative, singular) · zvīņām(dative, plural) · zvīņu(accusative, singular) · zvīņas(accusative, plural) · zvīņu(instrumental, singular) · zvīņām(instrumental, plural) · zvīņā(locative, singular) · zvīņās(locative, plural) · zvīņa(singular, vocative) · zvīņas(plural, vocative) · zvīna(alternative) · zvīne(alternative) · zvīnis(alternative)
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