baltais lācis

== Latvian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === baltais lācis m (2nd declension) A polar bear: a member of species Ursus maritimus. (idiomatic, usually in the plural, as a locative or directional) Punitive exile to Siberia or other far north areas of Russia. par šādu noziegumu draudēja ceļojums pie baltajiem lāčiem ― for such a crime one could be exiled to Siberia (lit. threatened with a trip to the polar bears) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== leduslācis polārlācis