Latvian

Proper noun

Mēness m ‎(2nd declension)

1. alternative form of mēness

Declension

Latvian

Mēness

Alternative forms

• Mēness

Noun

mēness m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

1. (astronomy) moon (largest satellite of the Earth; often Mēness)

   mēness aptumsums‎ ― lunar eclipse

   mēness virsma‎ ― moon surface

   mēness gaisma, mēnessgaisma‎ ― moonlight

   mēness spīd‎ ― the moon shines

   mēness nakts‎ ― (full) moon night

   mēness jūra‎ ― moon sea, mare (dark area on the surface of the moon)

   mēness kalendārs‎ ― lunar calendar

   mēness fāzes‎ ― moon phases

   jauns, augošs, pilns, dilstošs mēness‎ ― new, crescent, full, waning moon

   vecs mēness‎ ― old moon (visible only as a thin crescent oriented towards the sun)

   tukšs mēness‎ ― empty moon (new moon when entirely invisible)

   bāls kā mēness‎ ― pale as the moon

2. (astronomy) moon, satellite (of another planet)

   Jupitera mēneši‎ ― the moons of Jupiter

Declension

Usage notes

• When referring to the Earth's largest satellite as a location, mēness is often capitalized: Mēness.
• The noun mēnesis ‎(“month”) is often confused with its homonym mēness ‎(“moon”), with which it has most declension forms in common (only the nominative singular and genitive singular forms of these two nouns are different).

Derived terms

• mēnessgaisma, mēness gaisma

See also

• mēnesis
• saules sistēma