Latvian

Noun

aizmirstība f (4th declension)

1. oblivion (the fact, reality of forgetting; state in which many, perhaps all, people have forgotten something)

   nogrimt aizmirsībai‎ ― to fall, sink into oblivion

   nodot aizmirsībai‎ ― to put, give to oblivion (= to make it be forgotten)

   viņš nepazūd aizmirstībā‎ ― he didn't disappear in(to) oblivion

   katra diena ar jaunu aizmirstības segu pārsedza to, kas kādreiz bijis‎ ― every day again a blanket of oblivion covers that which one was

2. oblivion, forgetfulness (a state in which one no longer remembers, no longer pays attention to one's surroundings)

   rast aizmirstību‎ ― to find oblivion

   cits meklē aizmirstību reibonī‎ ― other (people) look for oblivion in giddiness (= drinking)

   gribējās pavadīt šīs dienas it kā aizmirstība‎ ― one felt like spending this day as if in oblivion

Declension

Synonyms

• aizmāršība
• aizmirsība
• aizmiršana
• piemiršana

Related terms

• aizmārša, aizmāršīgs
• aizmirsīgs
• aizmirst