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spilve

spilve

See also: spilvē

Latvian

Spilve

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Noun

spilve f (5th declension)

  1. cottongrass (various species of plants from the sedge family in genus Eriophorum)
    šaurlapu spilve ― blue (lit. narrow-leaved) cottongrass
    platlapu spilvebroad-leaved cottongrass
  2. little hair-like growths (on plants like cottongrass)
    gaisā peldošā spilvecottongrass floating in the air

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References

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