zvaigzne

See also: zvaigznē

Latvian

Zvaigznes (1)

Zvaigzne (2)

Etymology

From an older *zvaigzde (via an intermediate form *zvaigzdne), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *žvaig-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweygʷ-, *ǵʰwoygʷ- (“shine; to shine”), from *ǵʰwey-, *ǵʰey- (“to shine”) with an extra gʷ. Cognates include Lithuanian žvaigždė̃, Proto-Slavic *gvězda (Old Church Slavonic звѣзда (zvězda), Russian звезда́ (zvezdá), Belarusian звязда́ (zvjazdá), Ukrainian звізда́ (zvizdá), Czech hvězda, Polish gwiazda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zvàjɡznɛ]

Noun

zvaigzne f (5th declension)

1. (astronomy) star (celestial body mostly composed of light gases that irradiates light)

   spožas zvaigznes ― bright stars

   divkāršā, dvīņu zvaigzne ― double, twin star

   vairākkārtīga zvaigzne ― multiple star

   primā lieluma zvaigzne ― first magnitude star

   rīta, vakara zvaigzne ― morning, evening star (i.e., Venus)

   krītoša zvaigzne ― falling star

   mūsu zvaigžņu sistēma - Galaktika - izveidojās pirms 10-15 miljardiem gadu ― our star system - the Galaxy (= Milky Way) - was formed 10-15 billion years ago

2. (geometry) star (object, drawing, geometric shape formed by regularly spaced points or protrusions)

   piecstūru zvaigzne ― five-point, pentagonal star

   Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis ― the Order of the Three Stars

   jūras zvaigzne, jūraszvaigzneeātra starfish (lit. sea star)

3. (of people) star, celebrity (a famous, outstandingly talented person in a certain area, especially in the performing arts)

   baleta, teātra zvaigzne ― ballet, theater star

   kino zvaigzne, kinozvaigzne, filmu zvaigzne ― movie star

   sporta zvaigzne ― sports star

   vecos laikos nereti gadījās, ka, aizstājot kādu saslimušu premjeru vai primadonnu, pēkšņi uzausa mākslā jauna zvaigzne ― in the old days it often happened that a new star dawned in (the performing) arts by replacing a sick actor or prima donna

Declension

Declension of zvaigzne (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zvaigzne	zvaigznes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zvaigzni	zvaigznes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zvaigznes	zvaigžņu
dative (datīvs)	zvaigznei	zvaigznēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zvaigzni	zvaigznēm
locative (lokatīvs)	zvaigznē	zvaigznēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	zvaigzne	zvaigznes

Synonyms

• (of "celebrity"): slavenība

Derived terms

• pundurzvaigzne
• starpzvaigžņu
• zvaigznājs