Latvian

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Etymology

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From dziedāt (past stem: dziedāj-) (to sing) +‎ -ums.

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Noun

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dziedājums m (1st declension)

  1. singing (the performing of a song or of another type of vocal musical work)
    viņa dziedājumā katrs tonis ir liela, harmoniska skaistuma pilnsin his singing every tone is full of great harmonic beauty
    ja korim izveidojies saskanīgs un līdzsvarots dziedājums, tad mēdz teikt, ka korim ir labs ansamblisif the choir creates harmonious and balanced singing, then one says that the choir is a good ensemble
  2. a fragment of a larger musical work, usually an opera
    tajā koncertā iekļauti dziedājumi no operas “Zelta zirgs”in that concert were included a few pieces from the opera “The Golden Horse”
  3. canto (a chief division in an epic poem)
    tautas eposs sešos dziedājumosa folk epic in six cantos

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