dzelme
See also: dzelmē and Dzelme
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as dziļš (“deep”) (q.v.), with an extra -m. Cognates include Lithuanian gelmė̃.[1]
Noun
dzelme f (5th declension)
- depth (a deep place, deeper than its surroundings, in a river, lake, sea, etc.; syn. dzīle, dziļums)
- upes dzelme ― a river's deep place
- iekrist, noslīkt dzelmē ― to fall, to drown in a deep place
- (figuratively) depth
- debesu dzelme ― the depth of the sky
- jūtu dzelme ― the depth of feelings
- dvēseles dzelme ― the depth of the soul
Declension
Declension of dzelme (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | dzelme | dzelmes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzelmi | dzelmes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzelmes | dzelmju |
| dative (datīvs) | dzelmei | dzelmēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzelmi | dzelmēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | dzelmē | dzelmēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | dzelme | dzelmes |
Related terms
- dzīle
- dziļš, dziļums
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “dziļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN