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nams

nams

Latvian

Nams (1)
Kultūras nams (4)

Noun

nams m (1st declension)

  1. house, building (esp. big, multi-storey, in the city)
    dzīvojamais nams ― residential house
    daudzstāvu nams ― multi-storey house
    vairākdzīvokļu nams ― many-apartment house, building
    īres nams ― rent house (= apartment building, i.e., a building with apartments to rent)
  2. house, location (of a celebration)
    kāzu nams ― wedding house (= celebration)
    nama māte, namamāte ― hostess (of a party, celebration)
  3. a famous or rich family
    Rotšildu nams ― the house (= family) of Rothschild
  4. fairly large building, or part of a building, which usually has administrative, cultural, public or commercial functions
    zinātnes un tehnikas namsHouse of Science and Technology
    kultūras nams ― House of Culture
    sporta nams ― sports club
    mēbeļu nams ― furniture house
    bērnu nams, bērnunams ― children's home (= orphanage)
    Baltais nams ― the White House

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), nams”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

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Noun

nams

  1. plural of nam