Latvian

Lauva (Leo)

Proper noun

Signs of the Zodiac

Vēzis		Jaunava
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Lauva m ‎(4th declension)

1. (astronomy) the constellation of Leo; astronomical abbreviation: Leo
2. (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign); astrological symbol: ♌)

   pēc horoskopa viņš ir Lauva‎ ― by the horoscope, he is Leo

Declension

See also

• zvaigznājs

• The Constellations (and Signs) of the Zodiac (Zodiaka zvaigznāji):
  Auns - Vērsis - Dvīņi - Vēzis - Lauva - Jaunava - Svari - Skorpions - Strēlnieks - Mežāzis - Ūdensvīrs - Zivis

Latvian

Lauvas

Alternative forms

• (archaic form) lavis, lauve

Noun

lauva m, f (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

1. lion in general (Panthera leo)

   lauvu mātīte, lauvene‎ ― female lion, lioness

   dresēt lauvas‎ ― to tame, train lions

   lauvas tiesa‎ ― the lion's share, the biggest part

2. specifically, a male lion

Declension

Usage notes

The term lauva is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is lauvam when it refers to a male and lauvai when it refers to a female.

Synonyms

• (idiom) zvēru ķēniņš

Derived terms

• Lauva (Zodiac symbol)
• lauvene
• lauvēns
• jūras lauva

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lauvene

Noun

lauva n

1. definite plural of lauv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lauva n

1. plural definite of lauv