Latvian

Istabas

Noun

istaba f (4th declension)

1. room (separate, enclosed living space in a house, apartment, building, etc.)

   liela, gaiša istaba‎ ― big, bright room

   istabas logi, durvis‎ ― room windows, door

   istabas iekārta‎ ― room furniture

   mēbelēta istaba'‎ ― furnished room

   ieiet istabā‎ ― to enter the room

2. room (enclosed space in a building for a specific purpose)

   uzgaidāmā istaba‎ ― waiting room

   skolotāju istaba‎ ― teachers' room

3. (usually genitive) room; house (said of something meant to be, or be used, indoors)

   istabas puķes‎ ― room flowers

   istabas lampa‎ ― room, indoor lamp

4. (archaic) peasant house, hut

   istaba stāvēja uz kalnā starp vecu ozolu un egli‎ ― the peasant house stood on the hill between an old oak and a spruce

Declension

Derived terms

• darbistaba, darba istaba
• dzīvojamā istaba
• guļamistaba
• vannasistaba
• viesistaba, viesu istaba

References

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