See also: lietavās

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From lietus (rain) +‎ -ava.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

lietavas f pl (4th declension)

  1. rains, long, incessant rain; rainy period,
    lietavu laiksrainy period
    rudens lietavasautumn rains
    apmēram 200 tūkstoši meksikāņu spiesti pamest savus mājokļus, lai glābtos no plūdiem... tos izraisījušas lietavas, kas ilga visu pagājušo nedēļuabout 200 thousand Mexicans were forced to flee their homes to save themselves from the flood... caused by incessant rains that had lasted the whole preceding week

Usage notes edit

There is a singular form lietava, only sporadically attested.

Declension edit

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