fotogrāfija

== Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian фотогра́фія (fotográfija), ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write”) +‎ -ija. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fotogrāfija f (4th declension) (usually in the singular) photography (the technique of making pictures with a camera) fotogrāfija ir optisku, mehānisku, elektrisku un ķīmisku procesu komplekss ― photography is a complex of optical, mechanical, electrical and chemical processes photograph, photo (a picture taken via this process) tā bija pirmā sievietes fotogrāfija, ko Ingus todien iebāza savā kabatas grāmatiņā ― that was the first woman's photo which Ingus that day had put inside his pocket book par savu tēvu viņa zina maz; tikai fotogrāfijas vecmāmiņas albumā ― about her father she knew little; only (the) photos in (her) grandmother's album (usually in the singular) photography (the art and craft of photograph and image making) šodien fotogrāfija izaugusi par pastāvīgu mākslu ― today, photography has grown into an independent (form of) art ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fotografēt fotogrāfisks fotogrāfs, fotogrāfe