Meaning of tēvzeme | Babel Free

Definitions

1. fatherland, homeland (country or land seen as the land of one's ancestors)
   declension-5, feminine
2. locative singular of tēvzeme
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

Examples

“tēvzemei un brīvībai”

for fatherland and freedom

“cik latviešu atgriezīsies tēvzemē no ārzemēm?”

how many Latvians will return to (their) fatherland from abroad?

“latviešu tautai Latvija ir tēvzeme, pasaulē vienīgā vieta, kur tā var īsti un pilnvērtīgi attīstīt savu valodu un kultūru”

to the Latvian people, Latvia is the fatherland, the only place in the world, where they can really and fully develop their language and culture

CEFR level