kāravs
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Apparently borrowed from French carreau.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]kāravs m (1st declension)
- (card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)
- kārava dūzis ― ace of diamonds
- Lūsis paņēma vēl vienu kārti: tā bija kārava dāma ― Lūsis took yet another card: it was the queen of diamonds
- kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī... tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them... there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts
Declension
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| nominative | kāravs | kāravi |
| genitive | kārava | kāravu |
| dative | kāravam | kāraviem |
| accusative | kāravu | kāravus |
| instrumental | kāravu | kāraviem |
| locative | kāravā | kāravos |
| vocative | kārav | kāravi |
See also
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| sirdis | kāravi | pīķi | krusti, kreiči |