zeme

== English == === Noun === zeme (plural zemes) Alternative form of zemi. == Latgalian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ. Cognates include Latvian zeme and Lithuanian žemė. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈzʲæmʲæ] Hyphenation: ze‧me === Noun === zeme f (diminutive zemeite) land ==== Declension ==== === References === Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27 == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, compare zem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Polish ziemia, Russian земля́ (zemljá), Persian زمین (zamin) Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈzɛmɛ] === Noun === zeme f (5th declension) ground, land, mainland (geographical, ethnic) earth, soil, ground (substance) country, nation (usually Zeme) Earth (third planet in the Solar System) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== zem, zems zemnieks, zemniece (rare term) zemup == Old High German == === Verb === zëme first/third-person singular present subjunctive of zëman == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zeme/, [ˈzeme] Rhymes: -eme Hyphenation: ze‧me === Noun === zeme inflection of zem: genitive singular nominative/accusative plural