kaligrāfija
See also: kaligrafija and kaligrāfijā
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)
- calligraphy, penmanship (the practice of handwriting in a beautiful, decorative style; words written in such a style)
- kaligrāfijas skolotājs ― calligraphy teacher
- kaligrāfijas nodarbība ― calligraphy lesson
- kaligrāfija 24 stundās ― calligraphy in 24 hours
- ķīniešu kaligrāfija ― Chinese calligraphy
- kaligrāfija atkal nāk modē ― calligraphy is again fashionable
Declension
Declension of kaligrāfija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kaligrāfija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kaligrāfiju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kaligrāfijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | kaligrāfijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kaligrāfiju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kaligrāfijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kaligrāfija | — |
Synonyms
- (of "handwriting"): rokraksts
Related terms
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