See also: augsmē

Latvian

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Etymology

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Coined in the 1900s, from aug(t) (to grow) +‎ -sme), by J. Pliekšāns (Rainis).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [âwksme]
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Noun

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augsme f (5th declension)

  1. (poetic) growth, development, blooming, blossoming
    pilsētas augsmethe growth, development of the city
    nacionālās literatūras augsmethe growth of national literature
    sekmēt jauno talantu augsmito promote the development of new talent
    parādot cilvēku raksturus, to augsmi, literatūra atspoguļo dzīves attīstības likumībasshowing human features (and) their growth, literature reflects the laws of development of life

Declension

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Declension of augsme (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative augsme
genitive augsmes
dative augsmei
accusative augsmi
instrumental augsmi
locative augsmē
vocative augsme

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “augt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN