zvaigzne
See also: zvaigznē
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From an older *zvaigzde (via an intermediate form *zvaigzdne), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from 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.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zvaigzne f (5th declension)
- (astronomy) star (celestial body mostly composed of light gases that radiates 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
- (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, jūraszvaigzne starfish (lit. sea star)
- (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 edit
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 edit
- (of "celebrity"): slavenība
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvaigzne”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN