aizpērn

Latvian

Etymology

From aiz- (“behind, before”) +‎ pērn (“last year”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

aizpērn

  1. the year before last, two years ago
    tā bija pērn un aizpērn ― that was last year and the year before last
    aizpērn bija sausa vasara ― the year before last the summer was dry
    rudens brīvdienas šogad bija garākas nekā pērn vai aizpērn ― autumn holidays this year were longer than last year or the year before last
    viņš dzīvo kā putns zara galā: šogad te, Mežmaļos, pērn Likstās, nezin kur nākošu gadu ― he lived like a bird at the end of a branch: this year here, in Mežmaļi, last year in Likstas, god knows where next year

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