zeme

See also: Zeme, země, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, compare zem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Polish ziemia, Russian земля́ (zemljá), Persian زمین‎ (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zɛmɛ]
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Noun

zeme f (5th declension)

  1. ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic)
  2. earth, soil, ground (substance)
  3. country, nation
  4. (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System)

Declension
Declension of zeme (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) zeme zemes
accusative (akuzatīvs) zemi zemes
genitive (ģenitīvs) zemes zemju
dative (datīvs) zemei zemēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) zemi zemēm
locative (lokatīvs) zemē zemēs
vocative (vokatīvs) zeme zemes
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