salna

See also: salnā and saļņa

Latvian

Salna

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolH-n-eh₂. Morphologically from the salt (“to freeze”). Historically (and dialectally), salna was often used to mean the same as sarma or sals. Cognate with Lithuanian šalná and Proto-Slavic *solna.

Noun

salna f (4th declension)

1. (weather) light frost, especially in spring or winter, with temperatures below 0°C at night

   pavasara salna ― spring frost

   salna nokodusi puķes ― frost bitten flowers

   augļu dārzu aizsardzība pret salnām ― orchard protection against frost

2. thin layer of ice crystals that form under such low temperatures

   balta salna klāj zāli ― white forst covered the grass

Declension

Declension of salna (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	salna	salnas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	salnu	salnas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	salnas	salnu
dative (datīvs)	salnai	salnām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	salnu	salnām
locative (lokatīvs)	salnā	salnās
vocative (vokatīvs)	salna	salnas

Synonyms

• sals
• sarma

Derived terms

• salnas mēnesis

Adjective

salna

1. inflection of salns:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine