Swedish

Proper noun

Alva

1. A female given name.

Hungarian

Verb

alva

1. adverbial participle of alszik

   alva - while asleep

   A lajhárok idejük legnagyobb részét alva töltik. - Sloths spend most of their time sleeping.

Derived terms

• alvajárás
• alvajáró

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *alu-ā-, *alwā-, from a derived form *al-əu-, *al-u- of Proto-Indo-European *al- ‎(“to shine, to light”). Cognates include Lithuanian álvas, ãlavas, Old Prussian alwis ‎(“lead”), Old Church Slavonic олово ‎(olovo, “lead”) (Russian, Ukrainian олово ‎(olovo, “tin”), Bulgarian олово ‎(olovo, “lead”), Czech olovo ‎(“lead”), Polish ołów ‎(“lead”)), and, from a different derived form of *al-, Ancient Greek ἀλφός ‎(alphós, “white rash”), Latin albus ‎(“dull white”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ālva]

Noun

alva f (4th declension)

1. tin (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 50)

   alvas rūda‎ ― tin ore

   alvas sakausējumi‎ ― tin alloys

   alvas karote‎ ― tin spoon

   pārklāt ar alvu‎ ― cover with tin

   kausēt alvu‎ ― to melt tin

Declension

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “alva”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Northern Sami

Noun

alva

1. energy
2. willpower

Inflection

Derived terms

• alvvaheapme
• alvvaiduvvat
• alvvalaš

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin alba, feminine of albus ‎(“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪.βa/

Noun

alva f ‎(plural alvas)

1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 2 (facsimile):

     Eſta é de como ſta maria pareceu en toledo a ſant alifonſſo ⁊ deull ũa alua q̇ trouxe de paraẏſo con que diſſeſſe miſſa.

     This one is (about) how Holy Mary appeared to Saint Ildefonso in Toledo and gave him an alb from paradise to celebrate mass.

2. dawn
   • 13th - 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 567: De que morredes, filha, a do corpo velido? (facsimile)

     Alua e uay liero

     It's dawn, go quickly!

Descendants

• Galician: alba
• Portuguese: alva

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alva, from Latin alba, feminine of albus ‎(“white”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.va/, /ˈaw.vɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɫ.vɐ/
• Hyphenation: al‧va
• Rhymes: -awva

Noun

alva f (plural alvas)

1. alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
2. dawn

Adjective

alva f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective alvo.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

alva f ‎(Cyrillic spelling алва)

1. halva

Synonyms

• halva