skaidrojums

Latvian

Etymology

From skaidrot (past stem: skaidroj-) (to explain) + -ums.

Pronunciation

Noun

skaidrojums m (1st declension)

  1. explanation (a sentence, speech, etc. that explains something)
    frazeoloģisma skaidrojumsthe explanation of a phraseologism
    skolotāja skaidrojumithe teacher's explanations
    Zemgales virsaitis vēlējās saņemt pareģa pārliecinošākus skaidrojumus nākotneithe chief of Zemgale wanted to get the prophet's persuasive explanations of the future
  2. explanation (an idea, an analysis, a theory or hypothesis that explains, accounts for, something)
    no 16. līdz 19. gadsimtam radās arī baltu tautu izcelsmes skaidrojumi, kas balstījās uz rakstītajiem avotiem un valodnieciskajām studijāmfrom the 16th to the 19th century there appeared also explanations for the origins of the Baltic people that were based on written sources and linguistic studies

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