zeme

See also: Zeme, země, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė

English

Noun

zeme (plural zemes)

  1. Alternative form of zemi.

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē. Cognates include Latvian zeme and Lithuanian žemė.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲæmʲæ]
  • Hyphenation: ze‧me

Noun

zeme f (diminutive zemeite)

  1. land

Declension

Declension of zeme (type 5 noun)
singular plural
nominative zeme zemis, zemes1)
genitive zemis, zemes1) zemu
dative zemei zemem, zemom1)
accusative zemi zemis, zemes1)
instrumental zemi zemem, zemom1)
locative zemē, zemī1) zemēs, zemuos1)
vocative zeme, zem zemis, zemes1)

1) dialectal

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, compare zem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Polish ziemia, Russian земля́ (zemljá), Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɛmɛ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

zeme f (5th declension)

  1. ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic)
  2. earth, soil, ground (substance)
  3. country, nation
  5. (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System)

Declension

Declension of zeme (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative zeme zemes
genitive zemes zemju
dative zemei zemēm
accusative zemi zemes
instrumental zemi zemēm
locative zemē zemēs
vocative zeme zemes

Derived terms

Old High German

Verb

zëme

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of zëman
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