Latvian women, Latvia, by Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka
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Karl Rosen (Latvian, 1864--1934)
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Lamp #1, Vija Celmins, 1964
Oil on canvas
24 ½ × 35 in. (62 × 89 cm)
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English (he/she) eats, Welsh ysa, Ancient Greek édei, Sanskrit átti and Polish je all stem from the same Indo-European verb. Over time, words change beyond recognition, undergoing regular sound changes and irregular alterations. Here's the family of eats.
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Lauv (Ari Leff)
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bisexual
DOB: 8 August 1994
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Latvian
Nationality: American
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, musician
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Traditional Latvian belt patterns
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Words you didn’t know are related: gold, yellow, cholera, arsenic, yolk, and more!
The Proto-Indo-European language (the hypothesized original ancestor language of most modern languages in Europe and South Asia, hereafter abbreviated “PIE”) had a root *ǵʰelh₃- ‘yellow, green’.
Aside: How can this word refer to both ‘yellow’ and ‘green’? Historically, color terms in the world’s languages referred to a broader range of colors than they do today, and focused more on the texture…
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Latvia, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Riga, Oktober 2023
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Linda Ansone - Cīrulīti, mazputniņi (Latvian Folk Song)
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Edgars Snepsts
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Christmas Tree, Hyman Bloom, 1983
Oil on canvas
60 ¼ x 46 in. (153.03 x 116.84 cm)
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