zeme

See also: Zeme, země, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė

English

Noun

zeme (plural zemes)

  1. Alternative form of zemi

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē. Cognates include Latvian zeme and Lithuanian žemė.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲæmʲæ]
  • Hyphenation: ze‧me

Noun

zeme f (diminutive zemeite)

  1. land

Declension
Declension of zeme (type 5 noun)
singular plural
nominative zeme zemis, zemes1)
genitive zemis, zemes1) zemu
dative zemei zemem, zemom1)
accusative zemi zemis, zemes1)
instrumental zemi zemem, zemom1)
locative zemē, zemī1) zemēs, zemuos1)
vocative zeme, zem zemis, zemes1)
1) dialectal

References
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, 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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zɛmɛ]
(file)

Noun

zeme f (5th declension)

  1. ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic)
  2. earth, soil, ground (substance)
  3. country, nation
  4. (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System)

Declension
Declension of zeme (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) zeme zemes
accusative (akuzatīvs) zemi zemes
genitive (ģenitīvs) zemes zemju
dative (datīvs) zemei zemēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) zemi zemēm
locative (lokatīvs) zemē zemēs
vocative (vokatīvs) zeme zemes

Derived terms
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