purvas

Lithuanian
Purvas

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian pùrvs (“swamp”); see there for more.

Noun

pur̃vas m (plural purvaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. mud
  2. dirt, filth
    Synonym: nešvarumai

Declension
Declension of pur̃vas
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) pur̃vas purvaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas) pur̃vo purvų̃
dative (naudininkas) pur̃vui purváms
accusative (galininkas) pur̃vą purvùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) purvù purvaĩs
locative (vietininkas) purvè purvuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) pur̃ve purvaĩ

Further reading
  • “purvas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “purvas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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