zeme
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English
Noun
zeme (plural zemes)
- Alternative form of zemi
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē. Cognates include Latvian zeme and Lithuanian žemė.
Pronunciation
Noun
zeme f (diminutive zemeite)
Declension
Declension of zeme (type 5 noun)
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, compare zem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Polish ziemia, Russian земля́ (zemljá), Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
zeme f (5th declension)
- ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic)
- earth, soil, ground (substance)
- country, nation
- (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System)
Declension
Declension of zeme (5th declension)