augštece

See also: augštecē

Latvian

Alternative forms

• augšas tece

Etymology

From augša (“upper part”) +‎ tece (“flow, stream”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

augštece f (5th declension)

1. (of rivers) upper reaches, upper course (part of a river near its beginning, near its headwaters, including its surroundings)

   Daugavas augštecē ― the upper reaches of the Daugava river, the upper Daugava

   plostnieki vadījuši plostus no upju augšteču mežainajiem apvidiem uz rūpniecības un tirdzniecības centriem ― raftsmen conducted rafts from the upstream forested regions (down) to the industrial and commercial centers

Declension

Declension of augštece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	augštece	augšteces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	augšteci	augšteces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	augšteces	augšteču
dative (datīvs)	augštecei	augštecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	augšteci	augštecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	augštecē	augštecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	augštece	augšteces

See also

• lejtece