From the same stem asdzimt(“to be born”) +‎-a.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [dzìmta]

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dzimta

1. inflection ofdzimts:
   1. genitivesingularmasculine
   2. nominativesingularfeminine

dzimta f (4th declension)

1. family,kin,kingroup,clan,kind(agroup ofpeoplerelated byblood anddescended from asingleancestor)

   dzimtas senči ―the ancestors of thefamily,clan

   cilvēkudzimta ―people in general, humankind (lit. people'sfamily,clan)

   undzimta dzemdē jaunudzimtu, / arvienu augšup kāpdama, / un gadu simts dzen gadu simtu / uz priekšu vētras straujumā! ―andkin gives birth to newkin, always ascending upwards, and century drives century / forward, with the speed of a storm!

2. family(afew,usuallytwo orthree,generations ofrelatedpeople;parents andchildren)

   slims padēls nav skaista pameita, ko var ieprecināt augstdzimušā un bagātādzimtā ―a sick stepson is not a beautiful stepdaughter, who could be married into a well-born, richfamily

   viņadzimta nebija liela; tā sastāvēja pavisam no trim dvēselēm... pats saimnieks Silmežs, viņa sieva un mājas saimniece Ilze un meita Trīne ―hisfamily,household was not big; it consisted of three souls in total... the farmer Silmežs, his wife Ilze, the lady of the house, and the daughter, Trīne

3. (biology, taxonomy)family(agroup ofgenera)

   pīļudzimta ―Anatidae (lit. duckfamily)

   vilki, lapsas, polārlapsas un citi suņudzimtas plēsoņas dzīvo apmēram 16 gadus ―wolves, foxes, arctic foxes and othercanid (Canidae, lit. dogfamily) predators live about 16 years

   rozes pieder pie rožudzimtas un ieņem izcilu vietu starp citām puķēm ―the roses belong to the Rosaceae (lit. rosefamily) and take an outstanding place among other flowers

• (of "family"):ģimene
• (of "household", "family + servants"):saime
• (of "extended family," "kin group"):ģints
• (dated term)famīlija

• dzimstība
• dzimt
• dzimte
• dzimtene
• dzimums

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