Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately from Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, cave) and λόγος (lógos, word, study), with the suffix -ia (Latvian -ija).

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Noun

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speleoloģija f (4th declension)

  1. speleology, caving (the science that studies caves)
    speleoloģija ir zinātne, kas pēta alas, to uzbūvi, izveidošanos, struktūru un citus parametrus
    speleology is the science that studies caves, their build, formation, structure and other parameters

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