stomatoloģija
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See also: stomatologija and stomatoloģijā
Latvian
Etymology
A new coinage, ultimately from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) and -λογία (-logía, “study”).
Pronunciation
Noun
stomatoloģija f (4th declension)
- stomatology, dentistry (branch of medicine that studies the mouth and the oral cavity, their diseases, treatments, and prevention; also dentistry)
- ar mūsu gadsimta sākumu stomatoloģija diferencējās trīs lielajos pamatvirzienos: terapeitiskajā, ortopēdiskajā un ķirurģiskajā stomatoloģijā ― at the beginning of our century, stomatology (dentistry) differentiated itself into three major directions: therapeutic, orthopedic and surgical stomatology (dentistry)
Usage notes
In Latvian, stomatoloģija (“stomatology”) and zobārstniecība (“dentistry”) are often seen as synonyms.
Declension
Declension of stomatoloģija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stomatoloģija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stomatoloģiju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stomatoloģijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | stomatoloģijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stomatoloģiju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stomatoloģijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stomatoloģija | — |