galaktika

galaktika

1. (astronomy) galaxy

galaktika (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (astronomy) galaxy

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin galaxias (“galaxy; Milky way”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). The form with -ka suggests that the borrowing went through the adjectival form γαλακτικός (galaktikós), rather than directly from the noun (compare Russian гала́ктика (galáktika), the most likely proximal source).

galaktika f (4th declension)

1. (astronomy) galaxy (independent, coherent gravitationally maintained system composed of stars, planets and other celestial bodies)

   spirālveida, spirāliska galaktika ― spiral galaxy

   galaktikas centrs ― galactic center, core

   galaktikas ass ― galactic axis

   galaktikas plakne ― galactic plane

   galaktikas rotācija ― galactic rotation

   galaktiku sistēma ― galaxy system

   mūsu zvaigžņu sistēmai tuvākās galaktikas ir pazīstamie Magelāna Mākoņi ― the closest galaxies to our star system are the (well)known Magellanic Clouds

• starpgalaktiku
• Galaktika

galãktika f (plural galãktikos) stress pattern 1

1. (astronomy) galaxy

• IPA^(key): /ɡalǎktika/
• Hyphenation: ga‧lak‧ti‧ka

galàktika f (Cyrillic spelling гала̀ктика)

1. (astronomy) galaxy