jaunava
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From jauns (“young, new”) + -ava.
Noun
[edit]jaunava f (4th declension)
- young, usually unmarried, woman
- meitene nezinot pieauga par jaunavu ar viņas ilgām un tieksmēm ― the girl unknowingly grew into a young woman with her longings and desires
- “no mūsu kursa studentēm”, meitene noskuma, “visas jau izgājušas pie vīra, es vienīgā esmu palikusi jaunavās” ― “of the students of our school”, grieved the girl, “all have found husbands, only I remained among (lit. in) the unmarried ones”
- (of women, occasionally of men) virgin (having no sexual experience)
- Jaunava Marija ― the Virgin Mary
- 25 (divdesmit pieci) gadi, bet joprojām jaunava ― 25 years (old), and still a virgin
- nobrieduši vīrieši ir teikuši, ka seksu ar jaunavu vairs negribētu; kvalitāte ņem virsroku! ― mature men have said that they wouldn't want sex with a virgin anymore; quality prevails!
Declension
[edit]Declension of jaunava (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | jaunava | jaunavas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | jaunavu | jaunavas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | jaunavas | jaunavu |
| dative (datīvs) | jaunavai | jaunavām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | jaunavu | jaunavām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | jaunavā | jaunavās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | jaunava | jaunavas |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "young woman"): jauniete