abstrakcija

Etymology
From, with t > c via palatalization. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Noun

 * 1)  abstraction logical process by which non-essential, accidental properties of an object or phenomenon are mentally removed, thus revealing the general, essential properties
 * 2) abstraction concept, generalization resulting from this process
 * 3) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation
 * 1) abstraction concept, generalization resulting from this process
 * 2) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation
 * 1) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation
 * 1) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation
 * 1) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation
 * 1) abstraction thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation

Noun

 * 1) abstraction