aizpērn

Latvian

Etymology

From aiz- (behind, before) + pērn (last year).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

aizpērn

  1. the year before last, two years ago
    tā bija pērn un aizpērnthat was last year and the year before last
    aizpērn bija sausa vasarathe year before last the summer was dry
    rudens brīvdienas šogad bija garākas nekā pērn vai aizpērnautumn holidays this year were longer than last year or the year before last
    viņš dzīvo kā putns zara galā: šogad te, Mežmaļos, pērn Likstās, nezin kur nākošu gaduhe lived like a bird at the end of a branch: this year here, in Mežmaļi, last year in Likstas, god knows where next year

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