Latvian

Proper noun

Vilnis m

1. A male given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Vilnis was the only given name of 4140 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Latvian

Viļņi (1)

Vilnis (2)

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) vilns

Noun

vilnis m (2nd declension)

1. wave (elevation of water surface due to a disturbance)

   jūras, okeāna viļņi‎ ― see, ocean waves

   liels vilnis‎ ― large wave

   augsti viļņi‎ ― high waves

   paisuma viļņi‎ ― tidal waves

   viļņa mugura‎ ― back of the wave

   viļņi sitas, skalojas pret krastu‎ ― the waves pound, lap against the shore

   nirt viļņos‎ ― to dive into the waves

2. (physics) wave (oscillatory motion in a medium, e.g., air)

   gaismas viļņu teorija‎ ― the wave theory of light

   viļņa garums‎ ― wavelength

   elektromagnētiskie, seismiskie, skaņu viļņi'‎ ― electromagnetic, seismic, sound waves

   garie, vidējie, īsie, ultraīsie viļņi‎ ― long, medium, short, VHF waves

   mikroviļņi, mikroviļņu krāsns‎ ― microwaves, microwave oven

3. wave (elevation of something in a way similar to, or reminiscent of, water waves)

   zaļos viļņos sašūpojas rudzu lauks te blakus‎ ― the rye fields were rocking in green waves near here

   viņai bija tumši mati, kas viļņiem krita uz pleciem‎ ― she had dark hair, which fell like waves on (her) shoulders

4. wave (group (of living beings) which moves, usually behind another such group)

   otrais uzbrucēju vilnis‎ ― second wave of attackers

   turistu vilnis‎ ― a wave of tourists

   melnais vārnu vilnis‎ ― a black wave' of crows (birds)

5. wave (amplification or strong expression of an action, activity, process, feeling)

   protesta vilnis‎ ― a protest wave

   streiku vilnis‎ ― a wave of strikes

   jauns baumu vilnis'‎ ― a new wave of rumors

   sajūsmas, sašutuma vilins‎ ― delight, indignation wave

   aplausu vilnis‎ ― a wave of applause

   jauns aukstuma vilnis‎ ― a new cold wave

   Andri pārņem prieka vilnis‎ ― Andris was overwhelmed by a wave of joy

   'pēkšņi viņu pārvarēja maiguma vilnis‎ ― suddenly he was overcome by a wave of tenderness

Declension

Derived terms

• garie viļņi
• īsviļņi, īsie viļņi
• mikroviļņi, mikroviļņu krāsns
• vidējie viļņi
• viļņa garums

References

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

Lithuanian

Noun

vilnìs f ‎(plural vĩlnys) stress pattern 4

1. wave

Declension