No. 811 in Latvian
vēstures
"Vēstures" means "of history" in English.
In a sentence
Es studēju vēstures zinātni augstskolā.
I study history science at university.
The word 'vēstures' functions as the genitive singular form of 'vēsture', translated as 'history', indicating possession or a part of the field of study.
Muzejā mēs redzējām daudz no vēstures mantojuma.
In the museum, we saw much of the historical heritage.
Here, 'vēstures' operates as a genitive singular form describing the origin of the heritage, affiliating it with history.
Šī ir viena no vēstures lielākajām noslēpumiem.
This is one of history's greatest mysteries.
In this instance, 'vēstures' is part of an attributive genitive phrase, linking 'mysteries' to 'history' to signify their context or origin.
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