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Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately from Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”) (which contains the suffix -είᾱ (-eíā), Latvian -ija).
Noun
ķīmija f (4th declension)
- chemistry (science that studies the composition, properties, structure and changes of substances)
- analītiskā ķīmija ― analytical chemistry
- teorētiskā ķīmija ― theoretical chemistry
- neorganiskā ķīmija ― inorganic chemistry
- organiskā ķīmija ― organic chemistry
- fizikālā ķīmija ― physical chemistry
- ķīmijas laboratorija ― chemistry laboratory
- ķīmijas institūts ― chemistry institute
- chemistry (the corresponding school subject)
- ķīmijas klase ― chemistry class
- ķīmijas stunda ― chemistry lesson
- (usually with a modifying genitive noun) chemistry (practical use of the laws and discoveries of this science)
- lauksaimniecības ķīmija ― agricultural chemistry
- mašīnbūves ķīmija ― chemical engineering
Declension
Declension of ķīmija (4th declension)
Derived terms