See also: mits

Latvian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, word, humor, companion, speech, account, rumor, fable).

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Noun edit

mīts m (1st declension)

  1. myth (ancient tale about gods, spirits, demons, heroes, natural phenomena or prehistoric events)
    mīts par pasaules rašanosworld creation myth
    kādā Senās Romas mītā teikts, ka Saule piedzimusi zelta teļa veidā un ka tās māte ir Debess: milzīga govs, kuras ķermenis bijis nokaisīts ar zvaigznēmin some Ancient Rome myth it is said that the Sun was born in the form of a golden calf, and that its mother was the Sky: a giant cow, whose body was strewn with stars
  2. myth (commonly believed yet false or wrong story, explanation)
    kauja pie Maskavas 1941. gadā izklīdināja mītu par hitleriešu karamašīnas neuzvaramībuthe battle of Moscow in 1941 dispelled the myth of the invincibility of Hitler's war machine
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Past passive participle of mīt.

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Participle edit

mīts (definite mītais)

  1. indefinite past passive participle of mīt
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