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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as dziļš (“deep”) (q.v.), with an extra -m. Cognates include Lithuanian gelmė̃.
Noun
dzelme f (5th declension)
- depth (a deep place, deeper than its surroundings, in a river, lake, sea, etc.; syn. dzīle, dziļums)
- upes dzelme ― a river's deep place
- iekrist, noslīkt dzelmē ― to fall, to drown in a deep place
- (figuratively) depth
- debesu dzelme ― the depth of the sky
- jūtu dzelme ― the depth of feelings
- dvēseles dzelme ― the depth of the soul
Declension
Declension of dzelme (5th declension)
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