zeme
See also: Zeme, země, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē. Cognates include Latvian zeme and Lithuanian žemė.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzʲæmʲæ]
- Hyphenation: ze‧me
Noun
zeme f (diminutive zemeite)
- land
Declension
Declension of zeme (type 5 noun)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zeme | zemis, zemes1) |
| genitive | zemis, zemes1) | zemu |
| dative | zemei | zemem, zemom1) |
| accusative | zemi | zemis, zemes1) |
| instrumental | zemi | zemem, zemom1) |
| locative | zemē, zemī1) | zemēs, zemuos1) |
| vocative | zeme, zem | zemis, zemes1) |
| 1) dialectal | ||
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
- IPA(key): [zɛmɛ]
| (file) |
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)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zeme | zemes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zemi | zemes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zemes | zemju |
| dative (datīvs) | zemei | zemēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zemi | zemēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zemē | zemēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zeme | zemes |
Derived terms
- pazeme
- zemene
- zemīte
- zemjains
- zemnieks
Related terms
- zem, zems
- zemnieks, zemniece
- (rare term) zemup