zeme
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, compare zem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Polish ziemia, Russian земля́ (zemljá), Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn).
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
zeme f (5th declension)
- ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic)
- earth, soil, ground (substance)
- country, nation
- (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of zeme (5th declension)