spļāviens
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From spļaut (past stem: spļāv-) + -iens.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spļāviens m (1st declension)
- spit (the act of spitting, of throwing saliva out of one's mouth)
- spēcīgs spļāviens ― strong spit
- saņemt spļāvienu sejā ― to get a spit in the face (= to be deeply offended)
- viņš spļauj ceļa smiltīs sarkanus spļāvienus ― he spits red spits on the road sand
- viņš nospļāvās uz ielas bruģa... Adrianam likās, ka spļāviens domāts viņam ― he was spitting on the sidewalk... it seemed to Adrians that the spit was meant for him
- spit (the saliva thrown out of one's mouth)
Declension edit
Declension of spļāviens (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spļāviens | spļāvieni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spļāvienu | spļāvienus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spļāviena | spļāvienu |
| dative (datīvs) | spļāvienam | spļāvieniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spļāvienu | spļāvieniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | spļāvienā | spļāvienos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | spļāvien | spļāvieni |