Latvian

Galaktika

Proper noun

Galaktika f ‎(4th declension)

1. (astronomy) the Milky Way (the galaxy which contains the Solar System)

   visas pie debesīm redzamās zvaigznes ietilpst milzīgā zvaigžņu sistēmā, un to mēs parasti saucam par Galaktiku jeb Piena Ceļu‎ ― all stars visible on the sky belong to a huge star system, and that (star system) we call Galaxy or Milky Way

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Synonyms

• Piena Ceļš
• Putnu Ceļš

See also

• galaktika

Albanian

Noun

galaktika

1. (astronomy) galaxy

Estonian

Noun

galaktika ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (astronomy) galaxy

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Latvian

Galaktika (NGC 5194)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin galaxias ‎(“galaxy; Milky way”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας ‎(galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα ‎(gála, “milk”). The form with -ka suggests that the borrowing went through the adjectival form γαλακτικός ‎(galaktikós), rather than directly from the noun (compare Russian галактика ‎(galáktika), the most likely proximal source).

Pronunciation

Noun

galaktika f (4th declension)

1. (astronomy) galaxy (independent, coherent gravitationally maintained system composed of stars, planets and other celestial bodies)

   spirālveida, spirāliska galaktika‎ ― spiral galaxy

   galaktikas centrs‎ ― galactic center, core

   galaktikas ass‎ ― galactic axis

   galaktikas plakne‎ ― galactic plane

   galaktikas rotācija‎ ― galactic rotation

   galaktiku sistēma‎ ― galaxy system

   mūsu zvaigžņu sistēmai tuvākās galaktikas ir pazīstamie Magelāna Mākoņi‎ ― the closest galaxies to our star system are the (well)known Magellanic Clouds

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Derived terms

• starpgalaktiku
• Galaktika

Lithuanian

Noun

galaktika f ‎(plural galaktikos)

1. (astronomy) galaxy

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalǎktika/
• Hyphenation: ga‧lak‧ti‧ka

Noun

galàktika f ‎(Cyrillic spelling гала̀ктика)

1. (astronomy) galaxy

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