zvaigzne

From an older *zvaigzde (via an intermediate form *zvaigzdne), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweygʷ-, *ǵʰwoygʷ- (“shine; to shine”), from *ǵʰwey-, *ǵʰey- (“to shine”) with an extra gʷ. Cognates include Lithuanian žvaigždė̃, Proto-Slavic *gvězda (Old Church Slavonic звѣзда (zvězda), Russian звезда́ (zvezdá), Belarusian звязда́ (zvjazdá), Ukrainian звізда́ (zvizdá), Czech hvězda, Polish gwiazda.[1]

• IPA^(key): [zvàjɡznɛ]

zvaigzne f (5th declension)

1. (astronomy) star (celestial body mostly composed of light gases that radiates light)

   spožas zvaigznes ― bright stars

   divkāršā, dvīņu zvaigzne ― double, twin star

   vairākkārtīga zvaigzne ― multiple star

   primā lieluma zvaigzne ― first magnitude star

   rīta, vakara zvaigzne ― morning, evening star (i.e., Venus)

   krītoša zvaigzne ― falling star

   mūsu zvaigžņu sistēma - Galaktika - izveidojās pirms 10-15 miljardiem gadu ― our star system - the Galaxy (= Milky Way) - was formed 10-15 billion years ago

2. (geometry) star (object, drawing, geometric shape formed by regularly spaced points or protrusions)

   piecstūru zvaigzne ― five-point, pentagonal star

   Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis ― the Order of the Three Stars

   jūras zvaigzne, jūraszvaigzne starfish (lit. sea star)

3. (of people) star, celebrity (a famous, outstandingly talented person in a certain area, especially in the performing arts)

   baleta, teātra zvaigzne ― ballet, theater star

   kino zvaigzne, kinozvaigzne, filmu zvaigzne ― movie star

   sporta zvaigzne ― sports star

   vecos laikos nereti gadījās, ka, aizstājot kādu saslimušu premjeru vai primadonnu, pēkšņi uzausa mākslā jauna zvaigzne ― in the old days it often happened that a new star dawned in (the performing) arts by replacing a sick actor or prima donna

• (of "celebrity"): slavenība

• pundurzvaigzne
• starpzvaigžņu
• zvaigznājs