veļa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vela"

Latvian

Veļa

Etymology

Derived from the stem of the verb velt (“to full, walk (cloth)”). At first used only to refer to clothes that were to be fulled; the modern meanings 'linen', 'undergarment', 'bed clothes' are attested only from the 19th century on.

Noun

veļa f (4th declension)

1. linens, cloth, towel

   galda veļa ― table linen, tablecloth

   gultas veļa ― bed linen, bed clothes

   kokvilnas veļa ― cotton towel

   ārstnieciskā veļa ― medical linen

2. undergarments, underwear

   miesas veļa ― body linen, underwear

   triko veļa ― knitted underwear

3. laundry, washing, wash (of clothes)

   veļu (iz)mazgāt ― to wash clothes, the linen

   veļas mazgājamā/mazgāšanas mašīna ― washing machine

   veļas ziepes, pulveris ― washing soap, powder

   veļas diena ― laundry day

   veļas mazgātava ― launderette, laudromat

Declension

Declension of veļa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	veļa	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	veļu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	veļas	—
dative (datīvs)	veļai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	veļu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	veļā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	veļa	—