ieleja
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ie- + leja (“lower area”).
Noun
[edit]ieleja f (4th declension)
- (geography) valley (lower area created by a river on the surface of the earth; lower area between mountains where a river flows)
- auglīga ieleja ― fertile valley
- upes gultne ielejā ― the riverbed in the valley
- doties pa nogāze uz ieleju ― to go along the slope to the valley
- šķērsot ieleju ― to cross the valley
- ciems atradās augstienē, un ielejā kā nomesta josta locījās maza upīte ― the village is located in the highland, and in the valey a small river meandered like a belt thrown (down there)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ieleja (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ieleja | ielejas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ieleju | ielejas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ielejas | ieleju |
| dative (datīvs) | ielejai | ielejām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ieleju | ielejām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ielejā | ielejās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ieleja | ielejas |