spulga

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See also: spulgā

Latvian

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Etymology

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From the same stem as the adjective spulgs (bright), made into a fourth-declension feminine noun (ending -a).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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spulga f (4th declension)

  1. shine, brightness (the quality of that which is bright)
    zvaigžņu spulgastar shine
    cilvēki iet, saulrieta spulga tos apņempeople go, (and) the sunset brightness surrounds them

Declension

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Synonyms

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Adjective

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spulga

  1. inflection of spulgs:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “spulgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN