alva

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From the al- stem of alszik (“to sleep”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlvɒ] Hyphenation: al‧va Rhymes: -vɒ === Participle === alva 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] === Noun === alva f (4th declension) 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 ==== === References === == 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 energy willpower ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alvvaheapme alvvaiduvvat alvvalaš ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, 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) alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) 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. dawn 13th - 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 567: De que morredes, filha, a do corpo velido? (facsimile) ==== 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 === Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvɐ, (Brazil) -awvɐ Hyphenation: al‧va === Noun === alva f (plural alvas) alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) dawn Synonyms: alba, alvorada, dilúculo sclera Synonyms: esclera, esclerótica === Adjective === alva feminine singular of alvo === References === “alva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “alva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 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 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === alva f (Cyrillic spelling алва) halva Synonym: halva