Latvian

Verb

ziemot intr., 2nd conj., pres. ziemoju, ziemo, ziemo, past ziemoju

1. to winter, to overwinter (to stay, to continue living somewhere during winter; to spend the winter somewhere)

   bites šogad labi ziemojuasš‎ ― the bees have wintered well this year

   zināmas apmēram 420 vietas, kur regulāri vai neregulāri ziemo pīles‎ ― 420 places are known where ducks regularly or irregularly winter

   gulbji neiet projām, gulbji paliek ziemot‎ ― swans do not go away, swans stay for the winter (lit. stay to winter)

   ekspedicija ziemoja pola tuvumā‎ ― the expedition spent the winter near the pole

2. (of plants) to winter, to overwinter (to keep the capacity to grow during winter)

   ziemojošas lauksaimniecības kultūras‎ ― overwintering crops

   sīpoli labi ziemo, ja tiem līdz salam paspējušas izveidoties saknes‎ ― onions winter well, if they had time to develop roots before (the time of) frosts

Conjugation

Related terms

• ziema
• Ziemassvētki, Ziemsvētki

References

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