labība

      See also labībā

      Latvian

      Labība

      Etymology

      From labs (good) +‎ -ība. The original meaning of labība was 'property', 'riches', until the early 17th century. Cognate with Lithuanian regionalism labýba (property, riches). Cf. the same semantic evolution in Lithuanian gėrỹba (property, cereals), from Lithuanian gẽras (good), and in Polish zboże (cereal, grain), previously "proprety, riches". [1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [labìːba]

      Noun

      labība f, 4th declension

      1. cereal (kind of grass cultivated for its edible grains)
        labības kombainscereal harvester
        labību kaitēkļicereal, grain pests
        pļaut labību — to mow cereals
      2. (chiefly in the singular) cereal, grain (the grains of cereal plants)
        nosvērt labību — to weigh the grain
        iztīrīt labību — to clean the grain
        labības glabātavacereal storage facility

      Declension

      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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