CilmeFrom dziļš (“deep”) + -e, with irregular lengthening (i > ī). Cognates include Lithuanian gylė̃.
- declension-5, femininedepth (deep place; syn. dziļums, dzelme)
“zemes, okeāna dzīles” — the depths of the earth, of the ocean
“upes dzīlē” — in the depth(s) of the river
- declension-5, femininedepth, deep layer, interior
“Mēness dzīles ir karstas” — the deeper layer of the moon is hot
- declension-5, femininedepths (height, large distance, in the atmosphere, in space)
“pret zilajām debesu dzīlēm” — against the blue depths of the sky
Formasdzīle(nominative, singular) · dzīles(nominative, plural) · dzīles(genitive, singular) · dzīļu(genitive, plural) · dzīlei(dative, singular) · dzīlēm(dative, plural) · dzīli(accusative, singular) · dzīles(accusative, plural) · dzīli(instrumental, singular) · dzīlēm(instrumental, plural) · dzīlē(locative, singular) · dzīlēs(locative, plural) · dzīle(singular, vocative) · dzīles(plural, vocative)
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