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dzelzs

dzelzs

Latvian

Noun

Chemical element
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dzelzs f (6th declension)

  1. iron (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 26, with a wide range of uses in a variety of combinations)
    dzelzs rūdairon ore
    dzelzs ieguveiron mining
    dzelzs savienojumiiron compounds
    dzelzs korozijairon corrosion
  2. materials containing iron, iron alloys; (used adjectivally) made of such materials
    metināmā dzelzs ― welding iron
    dzelzs vārti, durvisiron gate, door
    dzelzs lūžņiiron scraps
    izgatavots no dzelzs ― made of iron
    dzelzs laikmets ― the Iron Age
  3. (used adjectivally) very strong, resistant (of body, health, etc.); powerful, strong, unassailable (of will, character, etc.)
    dzelzs veselībairon health
    dzelzs rakstursiron nature, character
    dzelzs gribairon will
    dzelzs disciplīnairon discipline
    dzelzs loģikairon logics
    dzelzs kārtībairon order

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