Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From pirms (before) +‎ karš (war).

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pirmskarš m (1st declension)

  1. prewar years, prewar period (time before the beginning of a war)
    Oskars iziet tomēr cauri visām Vācijas vēsturiskās attīstības fāzēm: pirmskaram, karam, pēckaramOskars, however, goes through all of Germany's historical development phases: prewar, war, post-war
  2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) prewar
    pirmskara laiksprewar time(s)
    pirmskara mantaprewar property
    kaut arī pēckara periodā rūpniecība kaut cik atdzīvojas, tomēr 1929. gadā tās kopprodukcijas vērtība sasniedza tikai 54% no pirmskara līmeņaalthough the industry revived somewhat in the postwar period, in 1929 its total production value reached only 54% of the prewar level

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