straujtece

See also: straujtecē

Latvian

Etymology

From strauja (“quick[fem.]”) +‎ tece (“flow, stream”).

Noun

straujtece f (5th declension)

1. rapids (section of a river, stream, etc. where the current is particularly turbulent and fast)

   sākas nobrauciens kādus 20 km lejup pa Ogri; braukšana laba, jūt straumi, vietām nelielas straujteces, kas drusku pašūpo, drusku uzšļaksta ūdeni ― the descent began some 20km down the Ogre (river); the trip was good, to feel the current, at places (there were) rapids that rocked (the boat) and splashed the water a little

Declension

Declension of straujtece (5th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	straujtece	straujteces
genitive	straujteces	straujteču
dative	straujtecei	straujtecēm
accusative	straujteci	straujteces
instrumental	straujteci	straujtecēm
locative	straujtecē	straujtecēs
vocative	straujtece	straujteces

Synonyms

• krāce
• straujums