spļāviens

Latvian

Etymology

From spļaut (past stem: spļāv-) +‎ -iens.

Noun

spļāviens m (1st declension)

  1. spit (the act of spitting, of throwing saliva out of one's mouth)
    spēcīgs spļāviens ― strong spit
    saņemt spļāvienu sejā ― to get a spit in the face (= to be deeply offended)
    viņš spļauj ceļa smiltīs sarkanus spļāvienus ― he spits red spits on the road sand
    viņš nospļāvās uz ielas bruģa... Adrianam likās, ka spļāviens domāts viņam ― he was spitting on the sidewalk... it seemed to Adrians that the spit was meant for him
  2. spit (the saliva thrown out of one's mouth)

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