mēnesnīca

See also: mēnesnīcā

Latvian

Mēnesnīca

Etymology

From mēness (moon) + -nīca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mēnesnīca f (4th declension)

  1. moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon onto the earth; area illuminated by the light of the moon)
    bija spoža mēsnīcathere was bright moonlight
    viņa smaidīja ar savu bālo seju kā maiga mēnessnīcashe smiled with her pale face like soft moonlight
  2. moon (the earth's only natural satellite)
    aiz vecām, līkām ābelēm spīdēja gaiša mēnesnīcabehind the old, crooked apple trees a bright moon shone

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