Latgalian

Noun

jumts m

1. roof

Latvian

Jumts

Etymology

Originally the past participle of the verb jumt ‎(“to cover a roof; to thatch”), from Proto-Baltic *jumt, from Proto-Indo-European *yew-, *yū- ‎(“to bind, to tie”), with an extra m. Primitive houses were covered by tied, interwoven sticks on which rested a mud covering. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *jǫtъ ‎(“roof”) (cf. Russian приют ‎(prijút, “shelter, retreat”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jùmts]

Noun

jumts m (1st declension)

1. roof (structure that covers the top of a building; the covering that sits on it)

   skārda jumts‎ ― tin roof

   šīfera jumts‎ ― slate roof

   ruberoīda jumts‎ ― bituminous felt roof

   kārniņu jumts‎ ― tiled roof

   niedru jumts‎ ― thatched roof

   slīps jumts‎ ― sloping roof

   jumta skārds‎ ― roofing sheets

   jumta pape‎ ― roofing felt

   jumta naglas‎ ― roofing nails

   jumta plakne‎ ― the roof plane

   salabot jumtu‎ ― to repair, fix the roof

   jumta istaba, jumtistaba‎ ― penthouse (lit. roof room)

2. roof (structure that covers the top of a vehicle and shelters it from the external weather)

   automobiļa jumts‎ ― automobile, car roof

   trolejbusa jumts‎ ― trolley roof

   vagona jumts‎ ― (train) car roof

Declension

References

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