kaligrāfija

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See also: kaligrafija, and kaligrāfijā

Latvian

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 kaligrāfija on Latvian Wikipedia
Kaligrāfija

Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, pretty writing), from κάλλος (kállos, beauty) and γράφω (gráphō, to draw), adapted to Latvian lexical patterns ( +‎ -ija).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaligrāfija f (4th declension)

  1. calligraphy, penmanship (the practice of handwriting in a beautiful, decorative style; words written in such a style)
    kaligrāfijas skolotājscalligraphy teacher
    kaligrāfijas nodarbībacalligraphy lesson
    kaligrāfija 24 stundāscalligraphy in 24 hours
    ķīniešu kaligrāfijaChinese calligraphy
    kaligrāfija atkal nāk modēcalligraphy is again fashionable

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