Meaning of iezis | Babel Free
Definitions
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rock (mineral layer on the crust of the Earth or of other celestial bodies) declension-2, masculine, plural
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rock (outcrop of such mineral layers, forming a steep slope) declension-2, masculine, singular
Examples
“dolomīta ieži”
dolomite rocks
“kaļķakmens ieži”
limestone rocks
“kalnu ieži”
mountain rocks
“apakšzemes ieži”
underground rocks
“rūdas ieži”
ore rocks
“mēness ieži”
moon rocks
“magmatiskie, metamorfie ieži”
magmatic, metamorphic rocks
“sedimenta ieži, nogulumu ieži, nogulumieži”
sediment rocks
“visa ciemata apkārtne pilna brīnišķīgiem granīta, marmora un citiem iežiem”
all the region of the village (is) full of wonderful granite, marmor and other rocks
“tā kā granīts sastāv no vairākiem minerāliem un... veido veselus kalnus, to vairs nevar saukt par minerālu, bet gan par iezi... tātad kvarcs, vizla un laukšpats ir minerāli, bet šo minerālu sakopojums - granīts ir jau iezis”
since granite is composed of several minerals and... forms the entire mountain, it can no longer be called a mineral, but a rock... likewise quartz, mica and feldspat are minerals, but the combination of these minerals - granite - is already a rock
“smilšakmens iezis”
sandstone rock
“sarkanā malā iezis”
red clay rock
“Zvārtes iezis”
Zvārte's rock (in Gauja national park, Latvia)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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