straujtece

See also: straujtecē

Latvian

Etymology

From strauja (“quick[fem.]”) +‎ tece (“flow, stream”).

Noun

straujtece f (5th declension)

1. rapids (section of a river, stream, etc. where the current is particularly turbulent and fast)

   sākas nobrauciens kādus 20 km lejup pa Ogri; braukšana laba, jūt straumi, vietām nelielas straujteces, kas drusku pašūpo, drusku uzšļaksta ūdeni ― the descent began some 20km down the Ogre (river); the trip was good, to feel the current, at places (there were) rapids that rocked (the boat) and splashed the water a little

Declension

Declension of straujtece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	straujtece	straujteces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	straujteci	straujteces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	straujteces	straujteču
dative (datīvs)	straujtecei	straujtecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	straujteci	straujtecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	straujtecē	straujtecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	straujtece	straujteces

Synonyms

• krāce
• straujums