konjunkcija

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin coniūnctiō (“conjunction”).

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konjunkcija f (4th declension)

1. (grammar) conjunction (a word used to join words or phrases into sentences)

   saiklis jeb konjunkcija ir vārdšķira ― conjunction (saiklis) or conjunction (konjunckija) is a word class

2. (astronomy) conjunction, the alignment of two celestial bodies when seen from the Earth

Apparently, konjunkcija in the grammatical sense is used only in technical (linguistic) writings; in most contexts, its synonym saiklis is preferred.

• saiklis