akvedukts
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), itself a compound of aqua (“water”) and dūcō (“I lead”, “I bring”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]akvedukts m (1st declension)
- aqueduct (a bridge-like structure used to carry water over a river or depression; an artificial canal used to carry water)
- pirms 300 gadiem Kašmirā izbūvēja no Urtara šļūdoņa pāri galvu reibinošai aizai akveduktu un 20 kilometru garu kanālu ― 300 years ago in Kashmir an aqueduct was built from the Urtars glacier across the dizzying gorge, and (also) 20 kilometers of canals
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | akvedukts | akvedukti |
| genitive | akvedukta | akveduktu |
| dative | akveduktam | akveduktiem |
| accusative | akveduktu | akveduktus |
| instrumental | akveduktu | akveduktiem |
| locative | akveduktā | akveduktos |
| vocative | akvedukt | akvedukti |