dzīle

From dziļš (“deep”) +‎ -e, with irregular lengthening (i > ī). Cognates include Lithuanian gylė̃.[1]

dzīle f (5th declension)

1. depth (deep place; syn. dziļums, dzelme)

   zemes, okeāna dzīles ― the depths of the earth, of the ocean

   upes dzīlē ― in the depth(s) of the river

2. depth, deep layer, interior

   Mēness dzīles ir karstas ― the deeper layer of the moon is hot

3. depths (height, large distance, in the atmosphere, in space)

   pret zilajām debesu dzīlēm ― against the blue depths of the sky

• dziļums
• dzelme