studija

See also: studijā

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Latin studium (“study”). The meaning of "artistic workshop" was apparently first attested in Italian (see studiolo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

studija f (4th declension)

1. studio, school (training provider, typically in the performing arts, where new performers learn performing skills)

   baleta studija ― ballet studio

   dramatiskā studija ― drama, theater studio, school

   tautas kinoaktieru studija ― popular actors' studio, school

   sekojot tradīcijai, Dailes teātris turpināja studiju sistēmu, audzinot aktierus sava teātra sienās ― following tradition, the Art Theater continued the studio system, training actors within its theater walls

2. studio (an artist's workshop, usually also a classroom)

   visi studijas kakti bija pilni ar skicēm, maziem uzmetumiem, glavu un figūru kompozīcijām ― all corners of the studio were full of sketches, small drafts, head and figure compositions

3. studio (a group of artists, typically in the performing arts, characterized by some new, often experimental, form of creative activity)
4. study, sketch (a preliminary work showing the possibilities of a given idea)

   paskatījos Miesnieka “Zāģera” studijā, kuras reprodukcija jau vairāk nekā gadu karājās pie sienas ― I looked at Miesnieks' study of “The Sawyer,” a reproduction of which had been hanging on the wall for over a year

5. studio (a place designed for recording sounds, music, or for making moving pictures, television broadcasts, etc.)

   mākslas filmu studija ― artistic film studio

   firmas “Melodija” skaņu ierakstu studija parasti mani sastindzina: vēsi mikrofoni un pultis, nav klausītāju ― the sound recording studio of the firm “Melodija” constrains me: it is cold microphones and controls, there are no listeners (= people)

   mums palikusi tikai viena “B” studija, no kuras pārraidām melnbalto programmu ― we kept only one “B” studio, from which black-and-white programs were broadcast

Declension

Declension of studija (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	studija	studijas
genitive	studijas	studiju
dative	studijai	studijām
accusative	studiju	studijas
instrumental	studiju	studijām
locative	studijā	studijās
vocative	studija	studijas

Related terms

• studēt
• students, studente

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stûːdija/
• Hyphenation: stu‧di‧ja
• Rhymes: -ija

Noun

stȗdija f (Cyrillic spelling сту̑дија)

1. study, paper (academic work)

Declension

Declension of studija

	singular	plural
nominative	studija	studije
genitive	studije	studija
dative	studiji	studijama
accusative	studiju	studije
vocative	studijo	studije
locative	studiji	studijama
instrumental	studijom	studijama

Further reading

• “studija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025