Noun: ziepes
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension:
Singular
Plural
| Nominative | ziepes |
| Accusative | ziepes |
| Genitive | ziepju |
| Dative | ziepēm |
| Instrumental | ziepēm |
| Locative | ziepēs |
| Vocative | ziepes |
Sample Sentences
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cietās, šķidrās ziepes (solid, liquid soap)
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pastveida, pulvera ziepes (pasty, powder soap)
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veļas ziepes (laundry soap)
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medicīniskās ziepes (medicinal soap)
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ziepju gabals (piece of soap)
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ziepju putas, burbulis (soap foam, bubble)
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ziepju trauks (soap dish)
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saimniecības ziepes (household soap)
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tualetes ziepes (bathroom soap)
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bērnu ziepes (children's soap)
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ūdens bija spirdzinoši auksts, rozā ziepes smaržoja pēc zemenēm (the water was crispy cold, the pink soap smelled like strawberries)
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uzradās kontrole, un kolēģim tikko nesanāca ziepes (there was a control, and (my) colleagues almost met (= got into) trouble)
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bet tagad ņem un izstāsti, kas tev īsti ir par ziepēm... mēs šeit Lestonā esam sirds cilvēki, gatavi palīdzēt - diena vai nakts (but now do tell (us) what kind of trouble you have (= you are in)... we, here in Lestons, are kind people, always ready to help - day and night)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German sepe, seepe or Middle Dutch zepe “soap,” first attested in Latvian in 17th-century dictionaries.
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