dziedājums

Latvian

Etymology

From dziedāt (past stem: dziedāj-) (“to sing”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dziedājums m (1st declension)

  1. singing (the performing of a song or of another type of vocal musical work)
    viņa dziedājumā katrs tonis ir liela, harmoniska skaistuma pilns ― in his singing every tone is full of great harmonic beauty
    ja korim izveidojies saskanīgs un līdzsvarots dziedājums, tad mēdz teikt, ka korim ir labs ansamblis ― if the choir creates harmonious and balanced singing, then one says that the choir is a good ensemble
  2. a fragment of a larger musical work, usually an opera
    tajā koncertā iekļauti dziedājumi no operas “Zelta zirgs” ― in that concert were included a few pieces from the opera “The Golden Horse”
  3. canto (a chief division in an epic poem)
    tautas eposs sešos dziedājumos ― a folk epic in six cantos

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