dzelme

== Latvian == === Etymology === From the same stem as dziļš (“deep”) (q.v.), with an extra -m. Cognates include Lithuanian gelmė̃. === Noun === dzelme f (5th declension) depth (a deep place, deeper than its surroundings, in a river, lake, sea, etc.; syn. dzīle, dziļums) upes dzelme ― a river's deep place iekrist, noslīkt dzelmē ― to fall, to drown in a deep place (figuratively) depth debesu dzelme ― the depth of the sky jūtu dzelme ― the depth of feelings dvēseles dzelme ― the depth of the soul ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== dzīle dziļš, dziļums === References ===