siena

Noun

siena m

1. genitive singular of siens

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siêna]

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Noun

siena f (4th declension)

1. wall (structure (made of wood, masonry, etc.) that limits a building, a room, etc.)

   mājas, istabas, šķūna sienas ― house, room, barn walls

   mūra, koka, baļķu siena ― masonry, wooden, log wall

   krāsota, balsināta, tapsēta siena ― painted, plastered, papered wall

   krāsot sienu ― to pain the wall

   līmēt tapetes uz sienas ― to paper (lit. paste paper on) the wall

   sienas pulkstenis, lampa ― wall clock, lamp

   iesist naglu sienā ― to drive a nail into the wall

   pakārt gleznu pie sienas ― to hang a painting on the wall

2. wall, rampart (a high enclosure, especially for protection)

   Kremļa sienas ― Kremlin walls

   cietokšņa sienas ― fortress walls

   pilsētas sienas ― city walls

3. something that encloses, also metaphorically

   dūmu, liesmu, uguns, miglas siena ― a smoke, flame, fire, fog wall

   naida siena ― hatred wall

4. external side of a container, box, cavity, body organ, etc.

   skapja sienas ― cabinet walls

   alas, bedres sienas ― cave, pit walls

   tvaika katla sienas ― boiler walls

   kuņģa siena ― stomach wall

   artērijas siena ― artery wall

Declension

Synonyms

• (wall): mūras
• (border): riba, ežia

Derived terms

• (Noun) užsienis m