diennakts

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From diena (day) +‎ nakts (night).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dìɛnnakts]
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Noun

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diennakts f (6th declension)

  1. day (an entire period of 24 hours comprising a day and a night)
    diennakts vidējā temperatūradaily average temperature
    divas diennaktis ilgs brauciensa two-day (long) trip
    ierasties pēc trīm diennaktīmto arrive in three days
    diennaktī saražotās produkcijas daudzumsthe amount of production per day
    diennakts ir vissenākā mēra vienībathe day is the oldest (time) measurment unit
    stacija vienā diennaktī var apkalpot 200 000 cilvēkuthe (train) statioin can serve 200,000 people in one day
    ja mēs pārmaiņus airējam un stundā nobraucam divas jūdzes, tad pēc astoņam diennaktīm esam turif we alternate rowing and (manage to) travel two miles in an hour, then after eight days we will be there

Declension

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See also

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