zvaigzne

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Latvian

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Zvaigznes (1)
Zvaigzne (2)

Etymology

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From an older *zvaigzde (via an intermediate form *zvaigzdne), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweygʷ-, *ǵʰwoygʷ- (“shine; to shine”), from *ǵʰwey-, *ǵʰey- (“to shine”) with an extra gʷ. Cognates include Lithuanian žvaigždė̃, Proto-Slavic *gvězda (Old Church Slavonic звѣзда (zvězda), Russian звезда́ (zvezdá), Belarusian звязда́ (zvjazdá), Ukrainian звізда́ (zvizdá), Czech hvězda, Polish gwiazda.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zvaigzne f (5th declension)

  1. (astronomy) star (celestial body mostly composed of light gases that radiates light)
    spožas zvaigznes ― bright stars
    divkāršā, dvīņu zvaigzne ― double, twin star
    vairākkārtīga zvaigzne ― multiple star
    primā lieluma zvaigzne ― first magnitude star
    rīta, vakara zvaigzne ― morning, evening star (i.e., Venus)
    krītoša zvaigzne ― falling star
    mūsu zvaigžņu sistēma - Galaktika - izveidojās pirms 10-15 miljardiem gadu ― our star system - the Galaxy (= Milky Way) - was formed 10-15 billion years ago
  2. (geometry) star (object, drawing, geometric shape formed by regularly spaced points or protrusions)
    piecstūru zvaigzne ― five-point, pentagonal star
    Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis ― the Order of the Three Stars
    jūras zvaigzne, jūraszvaigzne starfish (lit. sea star)
  3. (of people) star, celebrity (a famous, outstandingly talented person in a certain area, especially in the performing arts)
    baleta, teātra zvaigzne ― ballet, theater star
    kino zvaigzne, kinozvaigzne, filmu zvaigzne ― movie star
    sporta zvaigzne ― sports star
    vecos laikos nereti gadījās, ka, aizstājot kādu saslimušu premjeru vai primadonnu, pēkšņi uzausa mākslā jauna zvaigzne ― in the old days it often happened that a new star dawned in (the performing) arts by replacing a sick actor or prima donna

Declension

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Declension of zvaigzne (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) zvaigzne zvaigznes
accusative (akuzatīvs) zvaigzni zvaigznes
genitive (ģenitīvs) zvaigznes zvaigžņu
dative (datīvs) zvaigznei zvaigznēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) zvaigzni zvaigznēm
locative (lokatīvs) zvaigznē zvaigznēs
vocative (vokatīvs) zvaigzne zvaigznes

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvaigzne”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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