No. 346 in Latvian

meža

The Latvian word "meža" means "of the forest" or "forest’s" (genitive form of "mežs").

In a sentence

Meža takas bija skaistas.
The forest trails were beautiful.
The word 'meža' is used here as a genitive singular form of 'mežs' (forest), describing something that belongs to or is related to the forest.
Mēs devāmies uz meža peldēm.
We went for forest baths.
In this sentence, 'meža' functions as an attribute to specify the type of bathing.
Es dzirdēju brīnumainas skaņas no meža.
I heard marvelous sounds from the forest.
Here, 'meža' indicates the origin of the sounds, again in its genitive singular form describing relation.

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