dzīle

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See also: dzīlē

Latvian

Etymology

From dziļš (deep) +‎ -e, with irregular lengthening (i > ī). Cognates include Lithuanian gylė̃.[1]

Noun

dzīle f (5th declension)

  1. depth (deep place; syn. dziļums, dzelme)
    zemes, okeāna dzīlesthe depths of the earth, of the ocean
    upes dzīlēin the depth(s) of the river
  2. depth, deep layer, interior
    Mēness dzīles ir karstasthe deeper layer of the moon is hot
  3. depths (height, large distance, in the atmosphere, in space)
    pret zilajām debesu dzīlēmagainst the blue depths of the sky

Declension

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dziļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN