akadēmisms
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From akadēm(ija) (“academy”) + -isms. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
akadēmisms m (1st declension)
- academicism (predisposition, propensity for theoretical work, disengaged from the requirements of practical and social life)
- ieslīgt akademismā ― to fall into academicism
- (art) academicism, academism (orientation, trend in art that focuses on traditional practices and rules, on classical models and examples, distancing itself from life)
- komponista jaunradē jūtam zināmu akadēmismu un atturību melodikas veidošanā, tai dažos gadījumos trūkst sirsnības, siltuma ― in the composer's new creation we feel a certain academicism and restraint in the melody, at times it lacks sincerity, warmth
- mākslinieka gleznotie portreti radīja šajā disciplīnā jaunas, mākslinieciski augstvērtīgas kategorijas un atrāva to no konvencionālā akadēmisma ― the artist's portraits show in their discipline new categories of high artistic quality and distanced him from conventional academicism
Declension edit
Declension of akadēmisms (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | akadēmisms | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | akadēmismu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | akadēmisma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | akadēmismam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | akadēmismu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | akadēmismā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | akadēmism | — |