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Latvian
Etymology
From dzimt (“to be born”) + -ene.
Pronunciation
Noun
dzimtene f (5th declension)
- homeland, native country (the country or land where one was born, where one grew up)
- dzimtenes mīlestība ― love for one's country, homeland
- atgriezties dzimtenē ― to return home (lit. to one's homeland)
- cīnīties par dzimteni ― to fight for one's homeland
- krist par dzimteni ― to fall (= die) for one's homeland
- ilgas pēc dzimtenes ― nostalgia for one's homeland
- tā bija viena no tām neskaitāmām mūsu dzimtenes upītēm ― that was one of our homeland's innumerable little rivers
- viņš šai naktī sajuta, ka pasaule bez tās zemes, ko sauc par dzimteni, ir nenozīmīga un tukša ― that night he felt that the world without this place called homeland is meaningless and empty
- home, homeland, home town, birthplace (place where one was born, where one grew up)
- Liena gāja no Irbēniem, kurus uzskatīja tikpat kā par savu dzimteni, atkal laukā ― Liena left Irbēni, which she considered to be just like her home(land), yet again
- homeland, birthplace (the area where an animal or plant species originated or is frequently found)
- viņi dzēra kafiju un runāja par kafijas dzimteni Brazīliju ― they drank coffee and talked about the homeland of coffee, Brazil
- abinieku dzimtene ir tropi un subtropi ― the homeland of amphibians is the tropics and subtropics
- arktika ir negaidītu salnu, pēkšņu vētru, gaidītu lietu un sniega puteņu dzimtene ― the Arctic is the homeland of unexpected frosts, sudden storms, and expected rain and snow blizzards
Declension
Declension of dzimtene (5th declension)
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