mēnesnīca

See also: mēnesnīcā

Latvian

Mēnesnīca

Etymology

From mēness (“moon”) +‎ -nīca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mēnesnīca f (4th declension)

  1. moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon onto the earth; area illuminated by the light of the moon)
    bija spoža mēsnīca ― there was bright moonlight
    viņa smaidīja ar savu bālo seju kā maiga mēnessnīca ― she smiled with her pale face like soft moonlight
  2. moon (the earth's only natural satellite)
    aiz vecām, līkām ābelēm spīdēja gaiša mēnesnīca ― behind the old, crooked apple trees a bright moon shone

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