alva

See also: Alva, alvā, and älva

Hungarian

Etymology

From the al- stem of alszik (“to sleep”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlvɒ]

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• Hyphenation: al‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Participle

alva

1. adverbial participle of alszik

   alva ― while asleep

   A lajhárok idejük legnagyobb részét alva töltik. ― Sloths spend most of their time sleeping.

Derived terms

• alvajárás
• alvajáró

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *alu-ā-, *alwā-, from a derived form *al-əu-, *al-u- of Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to shine, to light”).

Cognates include Lithuanian álvas, ãlavas, Old Prussian alwis (“lead”), Old Church Slavonic олово (olovo, “lead”), Russian and Ukrainian олово (olovo, “tin”), Bulgarian олово (olovo, “lead”), Czech olovo (“lead”), Polish ołów (“lead”), and, from a different derived form of *al-, Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “white rash”), Latin albus (“dull white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ālva]

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Noun

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alva f (4th declension)

1. tin (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 50)

   alvas rūda ― tin ore

   alvas sakausējumi ― tin alloys

   alvas karote ― tin spoon

   pārklāt ar alvu ― cover with tin

   kausēt alvu ― to melt tin

Declension

Declension of alva (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	alva	—
genitive	alvas	—
dative	alvai	—
accusative	alvu	—
instrumental	alvu	—
locative	alvā	—
vocative	alva	—

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalːva/

Noun

alva

1. energy
2. willpower

Inflection

Even a-stem, lv-lvv gradation
Nominative	alva
Genitive	alvva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alva	alvvat
Accusative	alvva	alvvaid
Genitive	alvva	alvvaid
Illative	alvii	alvvaide
Locative	alvvas	alvvain
Comitative	alvvain	alvvaiguin
Essive	alvan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person alvan alvame alvamet 2nd person alvat alvade alvadet 3rd person alvas alvaska alvaset

Derived terms

• alvvaheapme
• alvvaiduvvat
• alvvalaš

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *alba, the feminine of albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪.βa/

Noun

alva f (plural alvas)

1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 2 (facsimile):

     Eſta é de como ſta maria pareceu en toledo a ſant alifonſſo ⁊ deull ũa alua q̇ trouxe de paraẏſo con que diſſeſſe miſſa.

     This one is (about) how Holy Mary appeared to Saint Ildefonso in Toledo and gave him an alb from paradise to celebrate mass.

2. dawn
   • 13th - 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 567: De que morredes, filha, a do corpo velido? (facsimile)

     Alua e uay liero

     It's dawn, go quickly!

Descendants

• Galician: alba
• Portuguese: alva

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alva, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white”). Doublet of alba. Cognate with Galician alba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.va/ [ˈaʊ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vɐ/ [ˈaɫ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vɐ/ [ˈaɫ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bɐ/ [ˈaɫ.βɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvɐ, (Brazil) -awvɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧va

Noun

alva f (plural alvas)

1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
2. dawn

   Synonyms: alba, alvorada, dilúculo

3. sclera

   Synonyms: esclera, esclerótica

Adjective

alva

1. feminine singular of alvo

References

• “alva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “alva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Noun

alva f (Cyrillic spelling алва)

1. halva

   Synonym: halva