dārgakmens
Appearance
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From dārgs (“dear”) + akmens (“stone”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]dārgakmens m (2nd declension)
- gem, gemstone, precious stone (rare, precious mineral, usually very hard, and with beautiful optical properties (color, shine, etc.); a polished piece of such a stone, used as jewelry)
- zaigojošs dārgakmens ― iridescent gemstone
- rets dārgakmens ― rare gemstone
- dārgakmeņu slīpēšana ― gemstone polishing
- dārgakmeņu mirdzums ― gemstone shine
- dārgakmeņi slēpjas zemē... tātad zeme ir gan brīnumu pilna ― precious stones are hidden in the earth... so that the earth is indeed full of wonders
- tīrās, mirdzošās zeltlietas nonāk meistaru rokās, kas tajās iestiprina dārgakmeņus ― the clean, shiny gold pieces came in the master's hands, who (will) mount the gemstones in them
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | dārgakmens | dārgakmeņi |
genitive | dārgakmens | dārgakmeņu |
dative | dārgakmenim | dārgakmeņiem |
accusative | dārgakmeni | dārgakmeņus |
instrumental | dārgakmeni | dārgakmeņiem |
locative | dārgakmenī | dārgakmeņos |
vocative | dārgakmeni | dārgakmeņi |