Latvian

1 - Palodze

Kaķis palodzē

Noun

palodze f (5th declension)

1. windowsill (a flat surface protruding from the base of a window frame)

   kaķis palodzē‎ ― a cat on the window sill

   plata palodze‎ ― wide window sill

   novietot puķu podus uz palodzes‎ ― to place the flower pots on the window sill

   Alsters sēž uz palodzes, plaukstā sažņaudzis aizkara malu, un skatās lejā‎ ― Alsters sits on the window sill, his hands clutching the curtain edge, and looks down

   lietus pirksti vienmuļi grabināja pret rūti un pret skārda palodzi‎ ― the rain's fingers were monotonously rattling against the panes and against the tin window sill

2. (rare) space, part of the wall, under a window

   suns atsēdsā palodzē zem krūma un diedelēja vakariņas‎ ― the dog sat under a bush in the area under the window and begged for his dinner

Declension

Related terms

• paloda

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “paloda”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7