iet pie altāra

Latvian

Etymology

The literal meaning is “to go at altar”.

Verb

iet pie altāra

  1. (idiomatic) to get married (in church)

Further reading

  • Alīse Laua, Aija Ezerin̦a, Silvija Veinberga (2000) “iet pie altāra”, in Latviešu frazeolog̦ijas vārdnīca [Latvian Phraseological Dictionary] (in Latvian), volume 1, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN, page 77
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