tēvzeme
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See also: tēvzemē
Latvian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Coined by Atis Kronvalds in 1870, in parallel with its synonym tēvija, from tēvu (“father”) + zeme (“land”), as a calque of German Vaterland.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
tēvzeme f (5th declension)
- fatherland, homeland (country or land seen as the land of one's ancestors)
- tēvzemei un brīvībai ― for fatherland and freedom
- cik latviešu atgriezīsies tēvzemē no ārzemēm? ― how many Latvians will return to (their) fatherland from abroad?
- latviešu tautai Latvija ir tēvzeme, pasaulē vienīgā vieta, kur tā var īsti un pilnvērtīgi attīstīt savu valodu un kultūru ― to the Latvian people, Latvia is the fatherland, the only place in the world, where they can really and fully develop their language and culture
Declension
Declension of tēvzeme (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tēvzeme | tēvzemes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tēvzemi | tēvzemes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tēvzemes | tēvzemju |
| dative (datīvs) | tēvzemei | tēvzemēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tēvzemi | tēvzemēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tēvzemē | tēvzemēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tēvzeme | tēvzemes |
Synonyms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tēvs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN