akvedukts

Latvian

Akvedukts

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), itself a compound of aqua (“water”) and dūcō (“I lead”, “I bring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [akvɛdukts]

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Noun

akvedukts m (1st declension)

1. aqueduct (a bridge-like structure used to carry water over a river or depression; an artificial canal used to carry water)

   pirms 300 gadiem Kašmirā izbūvēja no Urtara šļūdoņa pāri galvu reibinošai aizai akveduktu un 20 kilometru garu kanālu ― 300 years ago in Kashmir an aqueduct was built from the Urtars glacier across the dizzying gorge, and (also) 20 kilometers of canals

Declension

Declension of akvedukts (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	akvedukts	akvedukti
genitive	akvedukta	akveduktu
dative	akveduktam	akveduktiem
accusative	akveduktu	akveduktus
instrumental	akveduktu	akveduktiem
locative	akveduktā	akveduktos
vocative	akvedukt	akvedukti

Synonyms

• ūdensvads