augštece

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Latvian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From augša (upper part) +‎ tece (flow, stream).

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Noun[edit]

augštece f (5th declension)

  1. (of rivers) upper reaches, upper course (part of a river near its beginning, near its headwaters, including its surroundings)
    Daugavas augštecēthe upper reaches of the Daugava river, the upper Daugava
    plostnieki vadījuši plostus no upju augšteču mežainajiem apvidiem uz rūpniecības un tirdzniecības centriemraftsmen conducted rafts from the upstream forested regions (down) to the industrial and commercial centers

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