dzīle

See also: dzīlē

Latvian

Etymology

From dziļš (“deep”) +‎ -e, with irregular lengthening (i > ī). Cognates include Lithuanian gylė̃.[1]

Noun

dzīle f (5th declension)

  1. depth (deep place; syn. dziļums, dzelme)
    zemes, okeāna dzīles ― the depths of the earth, of the ocean
    upes dzīlē ― in the depth(s) of the river
  2. depth, deep layer, interior
    Mēness dzīles ir karstas ― the deeper layer of the moon is hot
  3. depths (height, large distance, in the atmosphere, in space)
    pret zilajām debesu dzīlēm ― against the blue depths of the sky

Declension

Declension of dzīle (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative dzīle dzīles
genitive dzīles dzīļu
dative dzīlei dzīlēm
accusative dzīli dzīles
instrumental dzīli dzīlēm
locative dzīlē dzīlēs
vocative dzīle dzīles

References

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