dzelme
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as dziļš (“deep”) (q.v.), with an extra -m. Cognates include Lithuanian gelmė̃.[1]
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dzelme | dzelmes |
| genitive | dzelmes | dzelmju |
| dative | dzelmei | dzelmēm |
| accusative | dzelmi | dzelmes |
| instrumental | dzelmi | dzelmēm |
| locative | dzelmē | dzelmēs |
| vocative | dzelme | dzelmes |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dziļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN