iezis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
iezis m (2nd declension)
- (chiefly plural, mineralogy, geology) rock (mineral layer on the crust of the Earth or of other celestial bodies)
- dolomīta ieži ― dolomite rocks
- kaļķakmens ieži ― limestone rocks
- kalnu ieži ― mountain rocks
- apakšzemes ieži ― underground rocks
- rūdas ieži ― ore rocks
- mēness ieži ― moon rocks
- magmatiskie, metamorfie ieži ― magmatic, metamorphic rocks
- sedimenta ieži, nogulumu ieži, nogulumieži ― sediment rocks
- visa ciemata apkārtne pilna brīnišķīgiem granīta, marmora un citiem iežiem ― all the region of the village (is) full of wonderful granite, marmor and other rocks
- tā kā granīts sastāv no vairākiem minerāliem un... veido veselus kalnus, to vairs nevar saukt par minerālu, bet gan par iezi... tātad kvarcs, vizla un laukšpats ir minerāli, bet šo minerālu sakopojums - granīts ir jau iezis ― since granite is composed of several minerals and... forms the entire mountain, it can no longer be called a mineral, but a rock... likewise quartz, mica and feldspat are minerals, but the combination of these minerals - granite - is already a rock
- (in the singular, geography) rock (outcrop of such mineral layers, forming a steep slope)
- smilšakmens iezis ― sandstone rock
- sarkanā malā iezis ― red clay rock
- Zvārtes iezis ― Zvārte's rock (in Gauja national park, Latvia)
Usage notes edit
In the sense of "mineral layer", ieži is almost always used in the plural; the singular forms are very infrequent.
Declension edit
Declension of iezis (2nd declension)