Ziemassvētki
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Latvian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ziema (“winter”) + svētki (“feast, celebration”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Ziemassvētki m (1st declension)
- (Christianity) Christmas (holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ)
- Ziemassvētku laiks ― Christmas time
- Ziemassvētku vakars ― Christmas night
- Ziemassvētku egle, eglīte ― Christmas tree (lit. Christmas pine tree)
- Ziemassvētku vecītis ― Santa Claus (lit. Christmas' old man)
- (religion, Pre-Christian) old winter solstice celebration
- senie latvieši Ziemassvētkos svinēja nevis Kristus piedzimšanu, bet gan saules griešanos ― the pagan Latvians celebrate Winter Fest not because of the birth of Christ, but because of the turning of the sun (= winter solstice)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ziemassvētki (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | Ziemassvētki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | Ziemassvētkus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | Ziemassvētku |
| dative (datīvs) | — | Ziemassvētkiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | Ziemassvētkiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | Ziemassvētkos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | Ziemassvētki |