fotogrāfija
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See also: fotografija and fotogrāfijā
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian фотогра́фія (fotográfija), ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write”) + -ija.
Pronunciation
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Noun
fotogrāfija f (4th declension)
- (usually in the singular) photography (the technique of making pictures with a camera)
- fotogrāfija ir optisku, mehānisku, elektrisku un ķīmisku procesu komplekss ― photography is a complex of optical, mechanical, electrical and chemical processes
- photograph, photo (a picture taken via this process)
- tā bija pirmā sievietes fotogrāfija, ko Ingus todien iebāza savā kabatas grāmatiņā ― that was the first woman's photo which Ingus that day had put inside his pocket book
- par savu tēvu viņa zina maz; tikai fotogrāfijas vecmāmiņas albumā ― about her father she knew little; only (the) photos in (her) grandmother's album
- (usually in the singular) photography (the art and craft of photograph and image making)
- šodien fotogrāfija izaugusi par pastāvīgu mākslu ― today, photography has grown into an independent (form of) art
Declension
Declension of fotogrāfija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | fotogrāfija | fotogrāfijas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | fotogrāfiju | fotogrāfijas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | fotogrāfijas | fotogrāfiju |
| dative (datīvs) | fotogrāfijai | fotogrāfijām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | fotogrāfiju | fotogrāfijām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | fotogrāfijā | fotogrāfijās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | fotogrāfija | fotogrāfijas |