pludmale

See also: pludmales and pludmalē

Latvian

Pludmale

Etymology

Apparently from plūst (“to flow (past stem plūd-)”) +‎ male (“side?”), the latter being apparently a variant of mala (“side, shore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pludmalɛ]

Noun

pludmale f (5th declension)

1. beach (seashore component, usually consisting of sand or pebbles, formed by the action of the waters)

   smilšaina pludmale ― sandy beach

   oļaina pludmale ― shingly beach

   saulaina pludmale ― sunny beach

   kūrorta labiekārtota pludmale ― comfortable beach resort

   pludmales volejbols ― beach volleyball

   nonākuši pludmalē, bērni redz okeānu ― arriving at the beach, the children see the ocean

Declension

Declension of pludmale (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	pludmale	pludmales
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pludmales	pludmaļu
dative (datīvs)	pludmalei	pludmalēm
accusative (akuzatīvs)	pludmali	pludmales
instrumental (instrumentālis)	pludmali	pludmalēm
locative (lokatīvs)	pludmalē	pludmalēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	pludmale	pludmales

Synonyms

• jūrmala
• krasts
• liedags