# alva
## Hungarian
### Etymology

From the al- stem of alszik (“to sleep”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒlvɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: al‧va
* Rhymes: -vɒ

### Participle

alva
* 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 and 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ālva]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

alva f (4th declension)
* 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

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “alva”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈalːva/

### Noun

alva
* energy
* willpower

#### Derived terms

* alvvaheapme
* alvvaiduvvat
* alvvalaš

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈal̪.βa/

### Noun

alva f (plural alvas)
* alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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.
* 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 lieroIt's dawn, go quickly!

#### Descendants

* Galician: alba
* Portuguese: alva

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alva, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white”). Doublet of alba. Cognate with Galician alba.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.vɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.va/ [ˈaʊ̯.va]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈal.vɐ/ [ˈaɫ.vɐ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈal.vɐ/ [ˈaɫ.vɐ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈal.bɐ/ [ˈaɫ.βɐ]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvɐ, (Brazil) -awvɐ
* Hyphenation: al‧va

### Noun

alva f (plural alvas)
* alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
* dawn
    Synonyms: alba, alvorada, dilúculo
* sclera
    Synonyms: esclera, esclerótica

### Adjective

alva
* feminine singular of alvo

### References

* “alva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
* “alva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

alva f (Cyrillic spelling алва)
* halva
    Synonym: halva