vanna – Latvian noun declension

Noun: vanna
Hyphenation:

Gender: Feminine Declension:

Singular

Nominative	vanna
Accusative	vannu
Genitive	vannas
Dative	vannai
Instrumental	vannu
Locative	vannā
Vocative	vanna

Plural

Nominative	vannas
Accusative	vannas
Genitive	vannu
Dative	vannām
Instrumental	vannām
Locative	vannās
Vocative	vannas

Sample Sentences

skārda vanna (tin bathtub)
ielaist vannā ūdeni (to let the water into the bathtub)
iekāpt vannā (to get into the bathtub)
veļas mazgājamā vanna (a (large) tub for washing clothes)
nesteidzoties atgriežu krānus, un vannā ar lielu troksni ieplūst silts ūdens (unhurriedly I open the tap, and the cold water flows noisily into the bathtub)
elektrolītiska vanna (electrolytic tub)
karsta vanna (hot bath)
skuju ekstrakta vanna (pine extract bath)
dūņu vannas (mud baths)
iet vannā (to go (have a) bath)
pirms gulētiešanas vēlama silta vanna, kas nomierina nervu sistēmu un uzlabo miegu (before going to bed, it is desirable (to take) a cold bath, which relaxes the nervous system and improves sleep)
es ņemu ogļskābes vannas, lai drusku atpūtinātu savus nervus (I take carbonic acid baths in order to rest my nerves a little)
es pēc brokastīm izģērbjos un uzkāpju uz komandtiltiņa ņemt saules vannas (after breakfast, I take off my clothes and go up to the bridge (of the boat) to take a sun bath)
atpūtas korpusa jumta plakni sanatorijā varēs izmantot saules un gaisa vannām (the roof of the recreation building can be used for sun and air baths)

Nouns inflected like vanna

tulkošana, secība, sezona, saruna, sajūta, samaņa, smarža, skudra, sklēra, muļķība, pirmdiena, bebrāda, skaudība, kaklarota, psihiatrija, vīksna, vīnoga, izmaksa, sešpaka, melnaugļu aronija, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German wanne or Swedish vanna (cf. German Wanne), itself a borrowing from Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”). Such baskets were originally long and round; bathtubs were named after them due to the resemblance in form. The term is first mentioned in Latvian in 17th- and 18th-century dictionaries. See: German Nouns 'Wanne', Latin Nouns 'vannus'.