veļu māte

See also: veļu mātē

Latvian

Etymology

Literally “mother of the dead”.

Noun

veļu māte f (5th declension)

  1. (mythology) Latvian mythological being, usually with the form of an old woman, who guards the souls of the dead
    es redzēju veļu māti pa vārtiem ienākot ― I saw the mother of the dead coming by the gate

Declension

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