Piena Ceļš
Latvian
Piena Ceļš
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Piena Ceļš
Etymology
The name follows the model of most European languages (cf English Milky Way), going back to Ancient Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxías), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Proper noun
- (astronomy) the Milky Way (the galaxy which contains the Solar System)
- Piena Ceļa galaktika ― the Milky Way galaxy
- visas pie debesīm redzamās zvaigznes ietilpst milzīgā zvaigžņu sistēmā, un to mēs parasti saucam par Galaktiku jeb Piena Ceļu ― all stars visible on the sky belong to a huge star system, and that (star system) we call Galaxy or Milky Way
- (astronomy) the Milky Way (the band of diffuse light visible in the night sky; our local vision of the Milky Way galaxy)
Declension
Declension of Piena Ceļš (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Piena Ceļš | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Piena Ceļu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Piena Ceļa | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Piena Ceļam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Piena Ceļu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Piena Ceļā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Piena Ceļš | — |
Synonyms
- Galaktika
- Putnu Ceļš
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