Latvian edit

Etymology edit

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Late Latin inspīrātiō, from inspīrō (to breathe into), made into a 4th declension feminine noun ( +‎ -ācija).

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inspirācija f (4th declension)

  1. inspiration (a sudden surge in mental activity that increases one's creative productivity; a sudden desire to create)
    rakstu inspirācijainspiration to/for articles, for writing
    seksa inspirācijasexual inspiration
    inspirācija no senākas tēmasinspiration from older themes
  2. (physiology) inspiration, inhalation, inhaling (the drawing of breath into the lungs)
    inspirācijas ilgumsduration of inspiration (= inhaling)
    inspirācijas ritmsinspiration (= breathing) rhythm

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