kartogrāfija

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (itself from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “sheet of paper”)) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”)) with the suffix -ie (Latvian -ija).

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

kartogrāfija f (4th declension)

  1. cartography (the science of the spatial representation of natural and social phenomena, usually with maps or charts; set of techniques to make maps and charts)
    vēsturiskā kartogrāfija ― historical cartography
    augsnes kartogrāfija ― soil cartography, survey
    kartogrāfijas institūts ― cartography, surveying institute
    kartogrāfijas piederumi ― cartographic accessories, equipment

Declension

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