arheoloģija

Latvian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). It contains the suffix -ija.

Noun

arheoloģija f (4th declension)

  1. archaeology (science that studies the pasts of human societies through their material remains)
    arheoloģijas pētījumi ― archaeological research
    lekcijas par arheoloģiju ― lectures on archaeology
    nodarboties ar arheoloģiju ― to engage, work on archaeology
    viņš kļuva par profesoru Austrumeiropas arheoloģijā ― he became a professor of Eastern European archaeology

Declension

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