Meaning of ola | Babel Free

Definitions

1. egg (reproductive cell, wrapped in a shell, where the embryo of certain animal species develops)
   declension-4, feminine
2. locative singular of ola
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. genitive singular of olis
   form-of, genitive, singular
4. egg (said reproductive cell, usually from birds, used as food)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“vistu olas”

chicken (lit. hen) eggs

“zivju olas”

fish eggs

“olas čaumala”

eggshell

“olas baltums, dzeltenums”

the white, the yolk of the egg

“dēt olas”

to lay eggs

“rāpuļu olas pēc savas uzbūves atgādina putnu olas”

reptile eggs, by their structure, are similar to bird eggs

“olas vidū ir liels, barības vielām bagāts dzeltenums, kuram apkārt ir olbaltuma slānis”

in the middle of the egg there is a big yolk rich in nutrients, surrounded by a protein layer

“zivis vairojas ar olām jeb ikriem”

the fish reproduce with eggs, also called “ikri”

“odu mātītes olas dēj uz ūdens virsmas”

female mosquitoes lay eggs on water surfaces

“cieti, mīksti vārīta ola”

hard-, soft-boiled egg

“cieta, mīksta ola”

hard-, soft-boiled egg

“nolobīt olu”

to peel an egg

“jēla ola”

raw egg (also: unexperienced, naive person)

“cepta ola”

fried egg

“pildīta ola”

stuffed egg

“olu kultenis”

scrambled eggs

“izdzert olu”

to drink an egg (= to suck the liquid through a hole on the eggshell)

“Lieldienu ola”

Easter egg (painted egg, part of the celebration of Easter)

“mums, kā vistu neturēja, tā olu pašiem nebija”

since we didn't keep hens, we didn't have eggs

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