svešatne
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See also: svešatnē
Latvian
Etymology
From svešs (“unknown, foreign, strange”) + -atne.
Pronunciation
Noun
svešatne f (5th declension)
- unknown land, country, territory; foreign land, country
- Niklāva bērnība aizrītēja svešatnē nelatviskā vidē ― Niklāvs' childhood was spent in a foreign land, in a non-Latvian environment
- lai cik gausi vilkās gadi tur svešatnē, viens desmits tomēr nomainīja otru ― despite how sluggishly the years passed there in a foreign land (= abroad), (finally) one decade replaced another
Declension
Declension of svešatne (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | svešatne | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | svešatni | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | svešatnes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | svešatnei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | svešatni | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | svešatnē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | svešatne | — |