dzelme

See also: dzelmē and Dzelme

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as dziļš (“deep”) (q.v.), with an extra -m. Cognates include Lithuanian gelmė̃.[1]

Noun

dzelme f (5th declension)

  1. depth (a deep place, deeper than its surroundings, in a river, lake, sea, etc.; syn. dzīle, dziļums)
    upes dzelme ― a river's deep place
    iekrist, noslīkt dzelmē ― to fall, to drown in a deep place
  2. (figuratively) depth
    debesu dzelme ― the depth of the sky
    jūtu dzelme ― the depth of feelings
    dvēseles dzelme ― the depth of the soul

Declension

Declension of dzelme (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative dzelme dzelmes
genitive dzelmes dzelmju
dative dzelmei dzelmēm
accusative dzelmi dzelmes
instrumental dzelmi dzelmēm
locative dzelmē dzelmēs
vocative dzelme dzelmes

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dziļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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