kartogrāfija

Via some other European language, ultimately from French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (itself from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “sheet of paper”)) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”)) with the suffix -ie (Latvian -ija).

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kartogrāfija f (4th declension)

1. cartography (the science of the spatial representation of natural and social phenomena, usually with maps or charts; set of techniques to make maps and charts)

   vēsturiskā kartogrāfija ― historical cartography

   augsnes kartogrāfija ― soil cartography, survey

   kartogrāfijas institūts ― cartography, surveying institute

   kartogrāfijas piederumi ― cartographic accessories, equipment

• kartogrāfs, kartogrāfe
• kartogrāfisks