evolūcija
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin ēvolūtiō (“the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)”), from ēvolūtus, perfect passive participle of ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, and volvō (“roll”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]evolūcija f (4th declension)
- evolution (change, progress, development transformation)
- psihes evolūcija ― the evolution of the psyche
- (biology) evolution (the process of gradual transformation of biological organisms via accumulated changes in their gene pool)
- bioloģiskā evolūcija ― biological evolution
- evolūcijas teorija ― the theory of evolution
- saprātīgo būtņu evolūcija no pirmsbioloģiskas vielas ilgst ne mazāk par vienu miljardu gadu ― the evolution of sentient biengs from pre-biological substances lasts no less than one billion years
Declension
[edit]Declension of evolūcija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | evolūcija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | evolūciju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | evolūcijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | evolūcijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | evolūciju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | evolūcijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | evolūcija | — |