kaligrāfija

Latvian

Kaligrāfija

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, pretty writing), from κάλλος (kállos, beauty) and γράφω (gráphō, to draw), adapted to Latvian lexical patterns ( + -ija).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kaligrāfija f (4th declension)

  1. calligraphy, penmanship (the practice of handwriting in a beautiful, decorative style; words written in such a style)
    kaligrāfijas skolotājscalligraphy teacher
    kaligrāfijas nodarbībacalligraphy lesson
    kaligrāfija 24 stundāscalligraphy in 24 hours
    ķīniešu kaligrāfijaChinese calligraphy
    kaligrāfija atkal nāk modēcalligraphy is again fashionable

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