zeme

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

English

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Noun

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zeme (plural zemes)

  1. Alternative form of zemi

Latgalian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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zeme f (diminutive zemeite)

  1. land

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References

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

Latvian

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Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [zɛmɛ]
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Noun

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zeme f (5th declension)

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

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