spilve

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === spilva === Etymology === From the same stem as spalva (“feather”): Proto-Baltic *spelw-, *spl̥w- (> *spilw-), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)p(h)el-, *to split, cast off with an u extension. The variants spilva, spilve derive from *spilw- with different vowel endings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [spìlve], IPA(key): [spīlve] === Noun === spilve f (5th declension) cottongrass (various species of plants from the sedge family in genus Eriophorum) šaurlapu spilve ― blue (lit. narrow-leaved) cottongrass platlapu spilve ― broad-leaved cottongrass little hair-like growths (on plants like cottongrass) gaisā peldošā spilve ― cottongrass floating in the air ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== spilvens === References ===