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komēdija

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See also: komedija and komēdijā

Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin cōmoedia (itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía)), adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( +‎ -ija).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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komēdija f (4th declension)

  1. comedy (an artistic work (play, movie, book, etc.) in which conflicts and characters are portrayed in a way that causes laughter)
    liriska komēdijalyrical comedy
    komēdijas žanrscomedy genre
    komēdijas stilscomedy style
    komēdiju autorscomedy author
    raksturu komēdijacharacter comedy
    sadzīves komēdijahousehold, family comedy
    situāciju komēdijasituation comedy
    muzikālā komēdijamusical (comedy)
    tēlot komēdijuto perform a comedy
    komēdijas aktieriscomedy actor
    komēdijas teātriscomedy theater
    par komēdiju sauc dramatisku darbu, kura centrā izvirzīti komiski raksturi un konfliktione calls comedy that dramatic work at whose center comical characters and conflicts are placed
  2. (figuratively) comedy (a funny, humorous event)
    Kūku krācēs nekāda komēdija neiznāca, mana laiva izturēja pārbaudījumuát the Kūku rapids there (= it) was no comedy, my boat (really) passed the test
  3. (Ancient Greece) a celebration in which songs in honor of Dionysius were sung in a procession
  4. hypocritical, deceitful behavior
    kailu galvu viņam jāstāv un jāskatās divās svecēs un priestera liekulīgā komēdijābareheaded, he had to stand and look at the two candles and the priest's hypocritical comedy

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