zveja

See also zvejā

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *žuw- with extra suffixes -ey-ya, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“fish”), the same stem as zivs (“fish”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian žvejỹs.

Pronunciation

Noun

zveja f, 4th declension

1. fishing (the catching of fish or aquatic invertebrates with various specific tools)

   zvejas kuģis, laiva — fishing vessel, boat

   zvejas piederumi — fishing tools, accessories

   zvejas tīkla pludiņi — fishing net floaters

   siļķu, krabju zveja — herring, crab fishing area

   piekrastes, krasta zveja — coastal, shore fishing

   zemledus zveja — ice fishing (lit. fishing under ice)

   iet uz zveju — to go fishing

Declension

declension of zveja

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zveja	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zveju	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zvejas	—
dative (datīvs)	zvejai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zveju	—
locative (lokatīvs)	zvejā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	zveja	—

Derived terms

• zvejas vieta, zvejasvieta
• zvejnieks, zvejniece, zvejniecība
• zvejot

References