jūrmala

From jūra (“sea”) +‎ mala (“edge, border”).

jūrmala f (4th declension)

1. seaside, seashore, seacoast (coastal land bordering a sea or ocean)

   jūrmalas smiltis ― seashore sand

   jūrmalas kāpas ― seashore dunes

   jūrmalas priedes ― seashore pine trees

   tāda bija jūrmala šai ciemā: šaura krasta strēle, uz tās vesels klājums sīku akmentiņu ― such was the seashore in that village: a narrow coastal strip, on it a whole layer of small pebbles

2. seaside (region near the sea)

   jūrmalas zvejnieku ciemi ― seaside fishing villages

   ir zināms, ka Kurzemes jūrmala ar 18. gadsimta otro pusi kļūst par muižnieku vasarnīcu rajonu ― it is known that the Kurzeme seaside in the second half of the 18th century became a holiday area for the landed gentry

• krasts
• liedags
• pludmale

• Latvian: Jūrmala
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jūrmala