Meaning of dzimtene | Babel Free

Definitions

1. locative singular of dzimtene
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
2. homeland, native country (the country or land where one was born, where one grew up)
   declension-5, feminine
3. home, homeland, home town, birthplace (place where one was born, where one grew up)
   declension-5, feminine
4. homeland, birthplace (the area where an animal or plant species originated or is frequently found)
   declension-5, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“dzimtenes mīlestība”

love for one's country, homeland

“atgriezties dzimtenē”

to return home (lit. to one's homeland)

“cīnīties par dzimteni”

to fight for one's homeland

“krist par dzimteni”

to fall (= die) for one's homeland

“ilgas pēc dzimtenes”

nostalgia for one's homeland

“tā bija viena no tām neskaitāmām mūsu dzimtenes upītēm”

that was one of our homeland's innumerable little rivers

“viņš šai naktī sajuta, ka pasaule bez tās zemes, ko sauc par dzimteni, ir nenozīmīga un tukša”

that night he felt that the world without this place called homeland is meaningless and empty

“Liena gāja no Irbēniem, kurus uzskatīja tikpat kā par savu dzimteni, atkal laukā”

Liena left Irbēni, which she considered to be just like her home(land), yet again

“viņi dzēra kafiju un runāja par kafijas dzimteni Brazīliju”

they drank coffee and talked about the homeland of coffee, Brazil

“abinieku dzimtene ir tropi un subtropi”

the homeland of amphibians is the tropics and subtropics

“arktika ir negaidītu salnu, pēkšņu vētru, gaidītu lietu un sniega puteņu dzimtene”

the Arctic is the homeland of unexpected frosts, sudden storms, and expected rain and snow blizzards

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