toziem

Etymology

From to (“that[acc.]”) +‎ ziemu (“winter[acc.]”).

Adverb

toziem

1. that winter (during a previous winter)

   toziem bija maz sniega ― that winter there was little snow

   toziem, kā zināji stāstīja, jūra nemaz neaizsala ― that winter, as the knowers reported, the sea did not freeze at all

   toziem arī lauku irbes sāka vajāt bads... viņas sāka pulcēties ap siena šķūņiem ― that winter hunger persecuted even the field partridges... they began to gather around the sheds