zemūdens
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From zem (“under”) + ūdens (“water[gen.]”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zemūdens (invariable)
- underwater, submarine, subaquatic (that which is located or happens under or inside water, usually in a body of water)
- zemūdens rifi ― underwater reefs
- zemūdens ainava ― underwater landscape
- zemūdens straume ― underwater stream
- zemūdens vulkāns ― submarine volcano
- zemūdens tunelis ― underwater tunnel
- zemūdens reliefs ― submarine topography
- zemūdens peldēšana ― scuba diving (lit. underwater swimming)
- zemūdens kābelis ― submarine cable
- zemūdens televīzija ― underwater television
- zemūdens akustiskie sakari ― submarine audio communication
- vakarā baseinu paredzēts apgaismot ar zemūdens spuldzēm ― in the evening they intend to illuminate the swimming pool with underwater lamps
- sauszemes veģetācijā galvenā nozīme ir dažādiem sēklaugiem, turpretī jūrās un okeānos zemūdens “pļavas” veido aļģes ― various seed-bearing plants play a key role in terrestrial vegetation, while the submarine “meadows” in the seas and oceans consist of algae