miers

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Latvian [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mejHrós. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic миръ (mirŭ, peace; world).

Noun [edit]

miers m, 1st declension

  1. peace, tranquility, calm, quiet, rest
    slimniekam nepieciešams miers — the patient needs peace, quiet
    traucēt mājas mieru — disturb domestic tranquility
    būt mierā — to be in, at peace (= satisfied; calm)
    miera stāvoklis — state of rest (not in motion)
  2. peace (the opposite of war)
    miera līgumspeace treaty
    miera sarunaspeace negotiations
    dzīvot mierā un draudzībā — to live in peace and friendship
    izšķirt konfliktu miera ceļā — to solve a conflict the peace way (= peacefully)
    saglabāt mieru virs zemes — to preserve peace on earth

Declension [edit]