kaligrāfija
See also: kaligrafija and kaligrāfijā
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) and γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”), adapted to Latvian lexical patterns ( + -ija).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]kaligrāfija f (4th declension)
- calligraphy, penmanship (the practice of handwriting in a beautiful, decorative style; words written in such a style)
- kaligrāfijas skolotājs ― calligraphy teacher
- kaligrāfijas nodarbība ― calligraphy lesson
- kaligrāfija 24 stundās ― calligraphy in 24 hours
- ķīniešu kaligrāfija ― Chinese calligraphy
- kaligrāfija atkal nāk modē ― calligraphy is again fashionable
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaligrāfija | — |
| genitive | kaligrāfijas | — |
| dative | kaligrāfijai | — |
| accusative | kaligrāfiju | — |
| instrumental | kaligrāfiju | — |
| locative | kaligrāfijā | — |
| vocative | kaligrāfija | — |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "handwriting"): rokraksts