dzimta
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See also: dzimtā
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as dzimt (“to be born”) + -a.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Participle
[edit]dzimta
Noun
[edit]dzimta f (4th declension)
- family, kin, kin group, clan, kind (a group of people related by blood and descended from a single ancestor)
- dzimtas senči ― the ancestors of the family, clan
- cilvēku dzimta ― people in general, humankind (lit. people's family, clan)
- un dzimta dzemdē jaunu dzimtu, / arvienu augšup kāpdama, / un gadu simts dzen gadu simtu / uz priekšu vētras straujumā! ― and kin gives birth to new kin, always ascending upwards, and century drives century / forward, with the speed of a storm!
- family (a few, usually two or three, generations of related people; parents and children)
- slims padēls nav skaista pameita, ko var ieprecināt augstdzimušā un bagātā dzimtā ― a sick stepson is not a beautiful stepdaughter, who could be married into a well-born, rich family
- viņa dzimta nebija liela; tā sastāvēja pavisam no trim dvēselēm... pats saimnieks Silmežs, viņa sieva un mājas saimniece Ilze un meita Trīne ― his family, household was not big; it consisted of three souls in total... the farmer Silmežs, his wife Ilze, the lady of the house, and the daughter, Trīne
- (biology, taxonomy) family (a group of genera)
- pīļu dzimta ― Anatidae (lit. duck family)
- vilki, lapsas, polārlapsas un citi suņu dzimtas plēsoņas dzīvo apmēram 16 gadus ― wolves, foxes, arctic foxes and other canid (Canidae, lit. dog family) predators live about 16 years
- rozes pieder pie rožu dzimtas un ieņem izcilu vietu starp citām puķēm ― the roses belong to the Rosaceae (lit. rose family) and take an outstanding place among other flowers
Declension
[edit]Declension of dzimta (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | dzimta | dzimtas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzimtu | dzimtas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzimtas | dzimtu |
dative (datīvs) | dzimtai | dzimtām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzimtu | dzimtām |
locative (lokatīvs) | dzimtā | dzimtās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | dzimta | dzimtas |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "family"): ģimene
- (of "household", "family + servants"): saime
- (of "extended family," "kin group"): ģints
- (dated term) famīlija
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dzimt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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