augsme
See also: augsmē
Latvian
    
    Etymology
    
Coined in the 1900s, from aug(t) (“to grow”) + -sme), by J. Pliekšāns (Rainis).[1]
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [âwksme]
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Noun
    
augsme f (5th declension)
- (poetic) growth, development, blooming, blossoming
- pilsētas augsme ― the growth, development of the city
- nacionālās literatūras augsme ― the growth of national literature
- sekmēt jauno talantu augsmi ― to promote the development of new talent
- parādot cilvēku raksturus, to augsmi, literatūra atspoguļo dzīves attīstības likumības ― showing human features (and) their growth, literature reflects the laws of development of life
 
Declension
    
Declension of augsme (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | augsme | — | 
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | augsmi | — | 
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | augsmes | — | 
| dative (datīvs) | augsmei | — | 
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | augsmi | — | 
| locative (lokatīvs) | augsmē | — | 
| vocative (vokatīvs) | augsme | — | 
Synonyms
    
- augšana
- izaugsme
References
    
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “augt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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