latva
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== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latvian latvisks.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlatva/
Rhymes: -atva
Syllabification: lat‧va
=== Adjective ===
latva (accusative singular latvan, plural latvaj, accusative plural latvajn)
Latvian
==== Hypernyms ====
eŭropa (“European”)
==== Related terms ====
Latvio (“Latvia”)
latvo (“a Latvian”)
=== Further reading ===
“latva”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== Finnish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
larva (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia)
lalva (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Lapland)
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Finnic *latva (compare Estonian latv, Ingrian latva, Karelian latva, Veps ladv).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝t̪ʋɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑtʋɑ
Syllabification(key): lat‧va
Hyphenation(key): lat‧va
=== Noun ===
latva
treetop, crown (the very top of a tree)
headwaters (source of a river)
end, tip (loose, terminal part of hair)
==== Usage notes ====
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“latva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
=== Anagrams ===
lavat, valat, valta
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Finnic *latva. Cognates include Finnish latva and Estonian latv.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑdʋ]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑd̥ʋɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑtʋ, -ɑtʋɑ
Hyphenation: lat‧va
=== Noun ===
latva
treetop
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 242