mēnesnīca

From mēness (“moon”) +‎ -nīca.

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mēnesnīca f (4th declension)

1. moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon onto the earth; area illuminated by the light of the moon)

   bija spoža mēsnīca ― there was bright moonlight

   viņa smaidīja ar savu bālo seju kā maiga mēnessnīca ― she smiled with her pale face like soft moonlight

2. moon (the earth's only natural satellite)

   aiz vecām, līkām ābelēm spīdēja gaiša mēnesnīca ― behind the old, crooked apple trees a bright moon shone

• (of "moonlight"): mēnessgaisma
• (of "moon"): mēness