gans

lv-noun

gans m (1st declension, feminine form: gane)

gane (feminine)
gans (nominative singular)
gani (nominative plural)
gana (genitive singular)
ganu (genitive plural)
ganam (dative singular)
ganiem (dative plural)
ganu (accusative singular)
ganus (accusative plural)
ganu (instrumental singular)
ganiem (instrumental plural)
ganā (locative singular)
ganos (locative plural)
gan (singular vocative)
gani (plural vocative)


cars

cars m (1st declension, feminine form: cariene)

cariene (feminine)
cars (nominative singular)
cari (nominative plural)
cara (genitive singular)
caru (genitive plural)
caram (dative singular)
cariem (dative plural)
caru (accusative singular)
carus (accusative plural)
caru (instrumental singular)
cariem (instrumental plural)
carā (locative singular)
caros (locative plural)
car (singular vocative)
cari (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ, “tsar”), itself a borrowing, ultimately from Latin Caesar; cf. the parallel form ķeizars (“emperor”).

cars Pēteris Lielais

cara valdība, monarhija

cara galms

cara tronis

cara laikā

tsar (male monarch of the Russian empire (especially before 1721); his title)


administrators

administrators m (1st declension, feminine form: administratore)

administratore (feminine)
administrators (nominative singular)
administratori (nominative plural)
administratora (genitive singular)
administratoru (genitive plural)
administratoram (dative singular)
administratoriem (dative plural)
administratoru (accusative singular)
administratorus (accusative plural)
administratoru (instrumental singular)
administratoriem (instrumental plural)
administratorā (locative singular)
administratoros (locative plural)
administrator (singular vocative)
administratori (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin administrātor, a nominalized form of the verb administrō (“to attend upon, to assist”), i.e. “he who assists, attends upon.”

teātra administrators

cirka administrators

administratora talants

atcerējos, ka vienai manai institūta biedrenei ir pazīstams filharmonijas administrators

I remembered that one of my female colleagues at the Institute knows the manager of the philharmonic

(male) administrator, manager (male official who performs certain tasks pertaining to the organization and functioning of an institution)


pilots

pilots m (1st declension, feminine form: pilote)

pilote (feminine)
pilots (nominative singular)
piloti (nominative plural)
pilota (genitive singular)
pilotu (genitive plural)
pilotam (dative singular)
pilotiem (dative plural)
pilotu (accusative singular)
pilotus (accusative plural)
pilotu (instrumental singular)
pilotiem (instrumental plural)
pilotā (locative singular)
pilotos (locative plural)
pilot (singular vocative)
piloti (plural vocative)


gane

gane f (5th declension, masculine form: gans)

gans (masculine)
gane (nominative singular)
ganes (nominative plural)
ganes (genitive singular)
gaņu (genitive plural)
ganei (dative singular)
ganēm (dative plural)
gani (accusative singular)
ganes (accusative plural)
gani (instrumental singular)
ganēm (instrumental plural)
ganē (locative singular)
ganēs (locative plural)
gane (singular vocative)
ganes (plural vocative)


humorists

humorists m (1st declension, feminine form: humoriste)

humoriste (feminine)
humorists (nominative singular)
humoristi (nominative plural)
humorista (genitive singular)
humoristu (genitive plural)
humoristam (dative singular)
humoristiem (dative plural)
humoristu (accusative singular)
humoristus (accusative plural)
humoristu (instrumental singular)
humoristiem (instrumental plural)
humoristā (locative singular)
humoristos (locative plural)
humorist (singular vocative)
humoristi (plural vocative)

From humors (“humor”) + -ists. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

humorista asais skatiens atrod visapslēptākās cilvēka vājības, pamana simtiem to izpausmes veidu un variantu

a humorist/comedian's sharp look finds the innermost human weaknesses and sees hundreds of forms and variations of their expression

humorist, comedian (a (male) artist who portrays the world in a comic, humorous way)


karalis

karalis m (2nd declension, feminine form: karaliene)

karaliene (feminine)
karalis (nominative singular)
karaļi (nominative plural)
karaļa (genitive singular)
karaļu (genitive plural)
karalim (dative singular)
karaļiem (dative plural)
karali (accusative singular)
karaļus (accusative plural)
karali (instrumental singular)
karaļiem (instrumental plural)
karalī (locative singular)
karaļos (locative plural)
karali (singular vocative)
karaļi (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Lithuanian karãlius, itself a borrowing from Old Ruthenian король (korolʹ), ultimately from the name of Charlemagne (cf. Latin Carolus, German Karl, Karol). Introduced by Atis Kronvalds in 1870. It soon became popular, possibly because of its similarity with Russian король (korolʹ, “king”) and its apparent connection to karš (“war”), and mostly replaced the earlier Germanism ķēniņš.

(chess) king (the most important piece, the capture of which signals the end of a game of chess)


abats

abats m (1st declension, feminine form: abate)

abate (feminine)
abats (nominative singular)
abati (nominative plural)
abata (genitive singular)
abatu (genitive plural)
abatam (dative singular)
abatiem (dative plural)
abatu (accusative singular)
abatus (accusative plural)
abatu (instrumental singular)
abatiem (instrumental plural)
abatā (locative singular)
abatos (locative plural)
abat (singular vocative)
abati (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

abats ir Romas katoļu baznīcas goda tituls

abbot is an honorific title of the Roman Catholic church

abats nēsā mitru un gana zizli

the abbot carries a mitre (hat) and a shepherd's staff

abbot (the (male) leader of a Catholic abbey or monastery)


humoriste

humoriste f (5th declension, masculine form: humorists)

humorists (masculine)
humoriste (nominative singular)
humoristes (nominative plural)
humoristes (genitive singular)
humoristu (genitive plural)
humoristei (dative singular)
humoristēm (dative plural)
humoristi (accusative singular)
humoristes (accusative plural)
humoristi (instrumental singular)
humoristēm (instrumental plural)
humoristē (locative singular)
humoristēs (locative plural)
humoriste (singular vocative)
humoristes (plural vocative)

From humorists (“humorist, comedian”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

humoriste Jolanda Suvorova atsākusi smēķēt

comedienne Jolanda Suvorova has resumed smoking

(female) humorist, comedian, comedienne (a (female) artist who portrays the world in a humorous, comic way)


mauka

mauka (nominative singular)
maukas (nominative plural)
maukas (genitive singular)
mauku (genitive plural)
maukai (dative singular)
maukām (dative plural)
mauku (accusative singular)
maukas (accusative plural)
mauku (instrumental singular)
maukām (instrumental plural)
maukā (locative singular)
maukās (locative plural)
mauka (singular vocative)
maukas (plural vocative)

mauku māja

nosaukt par mauku

pieķert vīrieti pie maukas

(colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) indecent, dissolute woman; prostitute, whore


skolotājs

lv-noun

skolotājs m (1st declension, feminine form: skolotāja)

skolotāja (feminine)
skolotājs (nominative singular)
skolotāji (nominative plural)
skolotāja (genitive singular)
skolotāju (genitive plural)
skolotājam (dative singular)
skolotājiem (dative plural)
skolotāju (accusative singular)
skolotājus (accusative plural)
skolotāju (instrumental singular)
skolotājiem (instrumental plural)
skolotājā (locative singular)
skolotājos (locative plural)
skolotāj (singular vocative)
skolotāji (plural vocative)

From skolot (“to instruct”) + -ājs. This word was first attested in the 19th century, at first co-existing with other expressions like skolmeistars, mācītājs, and even skolnieks, which some authors originally used to mean “schoolteacher.” By the beginning of the 20th century, skolotājs had become the usual term for this meaning.

stingrs, prasīgs skolotājs

vidusskolas skolotājs

mūzikas skolas skolotājs

matemātikas, vēstures skolotājs

skolotāju istaba

(male) teacher (man who teaches schoolchildren at a school)


konsuls

konsuls (nominative singular)
konsuli (nominative plural)
konsula (genitive singular)
konsulu (genitive plural)
konsulam (dative singular)
konsuliem (dative plural)
konsulu (accusative singular)
konsulus (accusative plural)
konsulu (instrumental singular)
konsuliem (instrumental plural)
konsulā (locative singular)
konsulos (locative plural)
konsul (singular vocative)
konsuli (plural vocative)

consul (official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country)

heads of government
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(historical) consul (either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires)

heads of government
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(historical) consul (any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804)


skolotāja

skolotāja f (4th declension, masculine form: skolotājs)

skolotājs (masculine)
skolotāja (nominative singular)
skolotājas (nominative plural)
skolotājas (genitive singular)
skolotāju (genitive plural)
skolotājai (dative singular)
skolotājām (dative plural)
skolotāju (accusative singular)
skolotājas (accusative plural)
skolotāju (instrumental singular)
skolotājām (instrumental plural)
skolotājā (locative singular)
skolotājās (locative plural)
skolotāja (singular vocative)
skolotājas (plural vocative)

From skolot (“to instruct”) + -āja, or skolotājs (“teacher”) + -a (“fem.”).

bērnudārza skolotāja

bioloģijas skolotāja

kāpēc tava skolotāja ir pati labākā?

why is your (female) teacher the best of all?

(female) teacher (woman who teaches schoolchildren at a school)


saimnieks

saimnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: saimniece)

saimniece (feminine)
saimnieks (nominative singular)
saimnieki (nominative plural)
saimnieka (genitive singular)
saimnieku (genitive plural)
saimniekam (dative singular)
saimniekiem (dative plural)
saimnieku (accusative singular)
saimniekus (accusative plural)
saimnieku (instrumental singular)
saimniekiem (instrumental plural)
saimniekā (locative singular)
saimniekos (locative plural)
saimniek (singular vocative)
saimnieki (plural vocative)

From saime (“family, household”) + -nieks. Though it is an old compound (already attested in 17th-century sources), it was only introduced in the literary (standard) language in 1862 by J. Alunāns.

iebraucamās vietas saimnieks

viesnīcas saimnieks

visi apkārtējie restorānu saimnieki zināja, ka pilsoņa Žana Gijo veikalā vienmēr svaiga prece

all the surrounding restaurant owners knew that there always was fresh merchandise (= ingredients) in citizen Žans Gijo's shop

owner or tenant, especially of a small business

kā saimnieks... es torīt atvēru sava kabineta durvis un turpat pie durvīm apstājos: redzēju, ka neesmu vairs saimnieks... uz galda augšpēdus gulēja vācu virsnieka cepure

as the master (of that office) I opened that morning my office's door and immediately stopped at the door: I saw that I was no longer the master... a German officer's hat was lying upside down on the table

owner, master, boss (person who owns or has the right to use a certain space, room, place)

kaķis kas ir pamests... parasti vairs citam saimniekam neuzticas un kļūst par īstu, mežonīgu zvēru

a cat that was abandoned... usually does not trust another owner and becomes a true wild beast

vēl jau gan viņš tur šauteni savās rokās, bet Ferdinands saprot, ka saimnieks tai jau ir cits: tas, lielais vīrs ar zilganpelēkajām acīm

though he is holding the gun in his hands, Ferdinands understands that its owner is another (person): that big man with the bluish-gray eyes

owner (person who owns something, e.g., an object)

lietuviešu tauta kļuva par pilntiesīgu savas zemes saimnieku

the Lithuanian people became the full master of their own land

pēc staltās gaitas, formas tērpa un izturēšanās spriežot, par kuģa saimnieku pirmajā brīdī varēja noturēt kapteiņa pirmo palīgu

judging by his stately gait, uniform and behavior, one could at first take the first mate for the ship's boss (= captain)

master, boss, leader (person who runs, administers, manages, organizes something, making decisions about it)

saimnieks ar ciemiņu beidzot piesēdušies pie galda

the host with (his) guest finally sat at the table

host (person who entertains guests, visitors)


maiznieks

maiznieks m (1st declension, feminine form: maizniece)

maizniece (feminine)
maiznieks (nominative singular)
maiznieki (nominative plural)
maiznieka (genitive singular)
maiznieku (genitive plural)
maizniekam (dative singular)
maizniekiem (dative plural)
maiznieku (accusative singular)
maizniekus (accusative plural)
maiznieku (instrumental singular)
maizniekiem (instrumental plural)
maizniekā (locative singular)
maizniekos (locative plural)
maizniek (singular vocative)
maiznieki (plural vocative)

From maize + -nieks. Coined by Juris Alunāns in 1857.

Ķīnā atkal notikusi masu slepkavība, izmantojot nazi. Čanšas pilsētā valsts vidienē vietējais maiznieks sadūris vairākus cilvēkus. Pieci no gūtajiem ievainojumiem mira.

2014 March 14, Andris Lācars, Ķīnā maiznieks ar nazi nogalina piecus cilvēkus:

Another mass stabbing has occurred in China. A local baker stabbed several people in the central city of Changsha. Five of the injured died.

baker (a craftsman engaged in baking bread; a owner of a bakery; a bread merchant)


miesnieks

miesnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: miesniece)

miesniece (feminine)
miesnieks (nominative singular)
miesnieki (nominative plural)
miesnieka (genitive singular)
miesnieku (genitive plural)
miesniekam (dative singular)
miesniekiem (dative plural)
miesnieku (accusative singular)
miesniekus (accusative plural)
miesnieku (instrumental singular)
miesniekiem (instrumental plural)
miesniekā (locative singular)
miesniekos (locative plural)
miesniek (singular vocative)
miesnieki (plural vocative)


rakstnieks

rakstnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: rakstniece)

rakstniece (feminine)
rakstnieks (nominative singular)
rakstnieki (nominative plural)
rakstnieka (genitive singular)
rakstnieku (genitive plural)
rakstniekam (dative singular)
rakstniekiem (dative plural)
rakstnieku (accusative singular)
rakstniekus (accusative plural)
rakstnieku (instrumental singular)
rakstniekiem (instrumental plural)
rakstniekā (locative singular)
rakstniekos (locative plural)
rakstniek (singular vocative)
rakstnieki (plural vocative)

Coined by Juris Alunāns, from raksts (“writing”) + -nieks, in the 1850s.


jūrnieks

jūrnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: jūrniece)

jūrniece (feminine)
jūrnieks (nominative singular)
jūrnieki (nominative plural)
jūrnieka (genitive singular)
jūrnieku (genitive plural)
jūrniekam (dative singular)
jūrniekiem (dative plural)
jūrnieku (accusative singular)
jūrniekus (accusative plural)
jūrnieku (instrumental singular)
jūrniekiem (instrumental plural)
jūrniekā (locative singular)
jūrniekos (locative plural)
jūrniek (singular vocative)
jūrnieki (plural vocative)


dārznieks

dārznieks m (1st declension, feminine form: dārzniece)

dārzniece (feminine)
dārznieks (nominative singular)
dārznieki (nominative plural)
dārznieka (genitive singular)
dārznieku (genitive plural)
dārzniekam (dative singular)
dārzniekiem (dative plural)
dārznieku (accusative singular)
dārzniekus (accusative plural)
dārznieku (instrumental singular)
dārzniekiem (instrumental plural)
dārzniekā (locative singular)
dārzniekos (locative plural)
dārzniek (singular vocative)
dārznieki (plural vocative)


strādnieks

strādnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: strādniece)

strādniece (feminine)
strādnieks (nominative singular)
strādnieki (nominative plural)
strādnieka (genitive singular)
strādnieku (genitive plural)
strādniekam (dative singular)
strādniekiem (dative plural)
strādnieku (accusative singular)
strādniekus (accusative plural)
strādnieku (instrumental singular)
strādniekiem (instrumental plural)
strādniekā (locative singular)
strādniekos (locative plural)
strādniek (singular vocative)
strādnieki (plural vocative)

Probably from strād(āt) (“to work”) + -nieks. It is also possible that it was derived from an older (and still dialectally attested) noun strāda (“harvest time”), probably a borrowing from Russian dialectal страда (strada, “time of heavy (farm) work; heavy (farm) work”). Originally the meaning of strādnieks was “one who works well, hard,” and referred mostly to farm work. The current meaning “worker (in general)” started in the mid-19th century, especially in writings published in the newspaper “Peterburgas Avīze.”

strādnieku šķira

strādnieku meistarības konkurss

strādnieku ciemats

Māra nāca no vienkāršas strādnieku ģimenes

(male) worker, workman (a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced)


darbinieks

darbinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: darbiniece)

darbiniece (feminine)
darbinieks (nominative singular)
darbinieki (nominative plural)
darbinieka (genitive singular)
darbinieku (genitive plural)
darbiniekam (dative singular)
darbiniekiem (dative plural)
darbinieku (accusative singular)
darbiniekus (accusative plural)
darbinieku (instrumental singular)
darbiniekiem (instrumental plural)
darbiniekā (locative singular)
darbiniekos (locative plural)
darbiniek (singular vocative)
darbinieki (plural vocative)


dārzkopis

dārzkopis m (2nd declension, feminine form: dārzkope)

dārzkope (feminine)
dārzkopis (nominative singular)
dārzkopji (nominative plural)
dārzkopja (genitive singular)
dārzkopju (genitive plural)
dārzkopim (dative singular)
dārzkopjiem (dative plural)
dārzkopi (accusative singular)
dārzkopjus (accusative plural)
dārzkopi (instrumental singular)
dārzkopjiem (instrumental plural)
dārzkopī (locative singular)
dārzkopjos (locative plural)
dārzkopi (singular vocative)
dārzkopji (plural vocative)

A back-formation from dārzkopība, coined in 1872 by Krišjānis Valdemārs and Fricis Brīvzemnieks.

kolhoza dārzkopis atcerējās, ka viņš ilgus gadus mācījies kopt dārzu augus, iekārtojis saimniekam siltumnīcu

the kolkhoz gardener, horticulturist remembered how he had spent many years learning how to take care of the garden plants and arranged the farmers' greenhouse


dārzkope

dārzkope f (5th declension, masculine form: dārzkopis)

dārzkopis (masculine)
dārzkope (nominative singular)
dārzkopes (nominative plural)
dārzkopes (genitive singular)
dārzkopju (genitive plural)
dārzkopei (dative singular)
dārzkopēm (dative plural)
dārzkopi (accusative singular)
dārzkopes (accusative plural)
dārzkopi (instrumental singular)
dārzkopēm (instrumental plural)
dārzkopē (locative singular)
dārzkopēs (locative plural)
dārzkope (singular vocative)
dārzkopes (plural vocative)

From dārzkopis (“horticulturist, gardener”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

pieredzējusī dārzkope Sarma Žurčinska nesen pārgrieza ķirbi, kurš viņas virtuvē glabājas kopš pērnā rudens, un bija ļoti pārsteigta, ka uz ķirbju sēkliņām ieraudzīja dīvainus hieroglifiem līdzīgus simbolus

experienced horticulturist Sarma Žurčinska recently cut a pumpkin which had been in her kitchen since last autumn and was very surprised when she saw strange symbols similar to hieroglyphs on the pumpkin seeds


dārzniece

lv-noun

dārzniece f (5th declension, masculine form: dārznieks)

dārznieks (masculine)
dārzniece (nominative singular)
dārznieces (nominative plural)
dārznieces (genitive singular)
dārznieču (genitive plural)
dārzniecei (dative singular)
dārzniecēm (dative plural)
dārznieci (accusative singular)
dārznieces (accusative plural)
dārznieci (instrumental singular)
dārzniecēm (instrumental plural)
dārzniecē (locative singular)
dārzniecēs (locative plural)
dārzniece (singular vocative)
dārznieces (plural vocative)

From dārzs (“garden”) + -niece, or dārznieks (“gardener”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


darbiniece

darbiniece f (5th declension, masculine form: darbinieks)

darbinieks (masculine)
darbiniece (nominative singular)
darbinieces (nominative plural)
darbinieces (genitive singular)
darbinieču (genitive plural)
darbiniecei (dative singular)
darbiniecēm (dative plural)
darbinieci (accusative singular)
darbinieces (accusative plural)
darbinieci (instrumental singular)
darbiniecēm (instrumental plural)
darbiniecē (locative singular)
darbiniecēs (locative plural)
darbiniece (singular vocative)
darbinieces (plural vocative)

From darbs (“to work”) + -niece, or darbinieks (“employee”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


jūrniece

jūrniece f (5th declension, masculine form: jūrnieks)

jūrnieks (masculine)
jūrniece (nominative singular)
jūrnieces (nominative plural)
jūrnieces (genitive singular)
jūrnieču (genitive plural)
jūrniecei (dative singular)
jūrniecēm (dative plural)
jūrnieci (accusative singular)
jūrnieces (accusative plural)
jūrnieci (instrumental singular)
jūrniecēm (instrumental plural)
jūrniecē (locative singular)
jūrniecēs (locative plural)
jūrniece (singular vocative)
jūrnieces (plural vocative)

From jūra (“sea”) + -niece, or jūrnieks (“seaman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


kuģinieks

kuģinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: kuģiniece)

kuģiniece (feminine)
kuģinieks (nominative singular)
kuģinieki (nominative plural)
kuģinieka (genitive singular)
kuģinieku (genitive plural)
kuģiniekam (dative singular)
kuģiniekiem (dative plural)
kuģinieku (accusative singular)
kuģiniekus (accusative plural)
kuģinieku (instrumental singular)
kuģiniekiem (instrumental plural)
kuģiniekā (locative singular)
kuģiniekos (locative plural)
kuģiniek (singular vocative)
kuģinieki (plural vocative)


vietnieks

vietnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: vietniece)

vietniece (feminine)
vietnieks (nominative singular)
vietnieki (nominative plural)
vietnieka (genitive singular)
vietnieku (genitive plural)
vietniekam (dative singular)
vietniekiem (dative plural)
vietnieku (accusative singular)
vietniekus (accusative plural)
vietnieku (instrumental singular)
vietniekiem (instrumental plural)
vietniekā (locative singular)
vietniekos (locative plural)
vietniek (singular vocative)
vietnieki (plural vocative)

direktora vietnieks

priekšsēdētāja vietnieks


vietniece

vietniece f (5th declension, masculine form: vietnieks)

vietnieks (masculine)
vietniece (nominative singular)
vietnieces (nominative plural)
vietnieces (genitive singular)
vietnieču (genitive plural)
vietniecei (dative singular)
vietniecēm (dative plural)
vietnieci (accusative singular)
vietnieces (accusative plural)
vietnieci (instrumental singular)
vietniecēm (instrumental plural)
vietniecē (locative singular)
vietniecēs (locative plural)
vietniece (singular vocative)
vietnieces (plural vocative)

From viet (“place”) + -niece, or vietnieks (“replacement”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

direktora vietniece

priekšsēdētāja vietniece


kuģiniece

kuģiniece f (5th declension, masculine form: kuģinieks)

kuģinieks (masculine)
kuģiniece (nominative singular)
kuģinieces (nominative plural)
kuģinieces (genitive singular)
kuģinieču (genitive plural)
kuģiniecei (dative singular)
kuģiniecēm (dative plural)
kuģinieci (accusative singular)
kuģinieces (accusative plural)
kuģinieci (instrumental singular)
kuģiniecēm (instrumental plural)
kuģiniecē (locative singular)
kuģiniecēs (locative plural)
kuģiniece (singular vocative)
kuģinieces (plural vocative)

From kuģis (“ship”) + -niece, or kuģinieks (“sailor”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


maizniece

maizniece f (5th declension, masculine form: maiznieks)

maiznieks (masculine)
maizniece (nominative singular)
maiznieces (nominative plural)
maiznieces (genitive singular)
maiznieču (genitive plural)
maizniecei (dative singular)
maizniecēm (dative plural)
maiznieci (accusative singular)
maiznieces (accusative plural)
maiznieci (instrumental singular)
maizniecēm (instrumental plural)
maizniecē (locative singular)
maizniecēs (locative plural)
maizniece (singular vocative)
maiznieces (plural vocative)

From maize (“bread”) + -niece, or maiznieks (“baker”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

dziedātāja Aiša TVNET “Eksperimentā” piekrita izmēģināt spēkus sev tik netipiskā profesijā kā maizniece

singer Aiša in the TVNET (show) “Experiment” agreed to try her hand at a non-typical profession like (female) baker


miesniece

miesniece f (5th declension, masculine form: miesnieks)

miesnieks (masculine)
miesniece (nominative singular)
miesnieces (nominative plural)
miesnieces (genitive singular)
miesnieču (genitive plural)
miesniecei (dative singular)
miesniecēm (dative plural)
miesnieci (accusative singular)
miesnieces (accusative plural)
miesnieci (instrumental singular)
miesniecēm (instrumental plural)
miesniecē (locative singular)
miesniecēs (locative plural)
miesniece (singular vocative)
miesnieces (plural vocative)

From miesa (“flesh, meat”) + -niece, or miesnieks (“butcher”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


rakstniece

rakstniece f (5th declension, masculine form: rakstnieks)

rakstnieks (masculine)
rakstniece (nominative singular)
rakstnieces (nominative plural)
rakstnieces (genitive singular)
rakstnieču (genitive plural)
rakstniecei (dative singular)
rakstniecēm (dative plural)
rakstnieci (accusative singular)
rakstnieces (accusative plural)
rakstnieci (instrumental singular)
rakstniecēm (instrumental plural)
rakstniecē (locative singular)
rakstniecēs (locative plural)
rakstniece (singular vocative)
rakstnieces (plural vocative)

From raksts (“writing”) + -niece, or rakstnieks (“writer”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


strādniece

strādniece f (5th declension, masculine form: strādnieks)

strādnieks (masculine)
strādniece (nominative singular)
strādnieces (nominative plural)
strādnieces (genitive singular)
strādnieču (genitive plural)
strādniecei (dative singular)
strādniecēm (dative plural)
strādnieci (accusative singular)
strādnieces (accusative plural)
strādnieci (instrumental singular)
strādniecēm (instrumental plural)
strādniecē (locative singular)
strādniecēs (locative plural)
strādniece (singular vocative)
strādnieces (plural vocative)

From strādāt (“to work”) + -niece, or strādnieks (“worker”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

strādnieces pieved un krauj plauktos apdedzināšanai sagatavoto porcelānu

female workers brought in the prepared (pieces of) porcelain and piled them on the shelves for baking


zemniece

zemniece f (5th declension, masculine form: zemnieks)

zemnieks (masculine)
zemniece (nominative singular)
zemnieces (nominative plural)
zemnieces (genitive singular)
zemnieču (genitive plural)
zemniecei (dative singular)
zemniecēm (dative plural)
zemnieci (accusative singular)
zemnieces (accusative plural)
zemnieci (instrumental singular)
zemniecēm (instrumental plural)
zemniecē (locative singular)
zemniecēs (locative plural)
zemniece (singular vocative)
zemnieces (plural vocative)

From zeme (“land”) + -niece, or zemnieks (“peasant”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


dziedātājs

dziedātājs m (1st declension, feminine form: dziedātāja)

dziedātāja (feminine)
dziedātājs (nominative singular)
dziedātāji (nominative plural)
dziedātāja (genitive singular)
dziedātāju (genitive plural)
dziedātājam (dative singular)
dziedātājiem (dative plural)
dziedātāju (accusative singular)
dziedātājus (accusative plural)
dziedātāju (instrumental singular)
dziedātājiem (instrumental plural)
dziedātājā (locative singular)
dziedātājos (locative plural)
dziedātāj (singular vocative)
dziedātāji (plural vocative)

From dziedāt (“to sing”) + -ājs (“-er”).

dziedātāja balss

dziedātājs jeb vokālists ir mūziķis, kura mūzikas instruments ir viņa balss saites

a singer or vocalist is a musician whose musical instrument(s) are his vocal cords

(male) singer, a (male) person (or animal, especially bird) that sings


dziedonis

dziedonis m (2nd declension, feminine form: dziedone)

dziedone (feminine)
dziedonis (nominative singular)
dziedoņi (nominative plural)
dziedoņa (genitive singular)
dziedoņu (genitive plural)
dziedonim (dative singular)
dziedoņiem (dative plural)
dziedoni (accusative singular)
dziedoņus (accusative plural)
dziedoni (instrumental singular)
dziedoņiem (instrumental plural)
dziedonī (locative singular)
dziedoņos (locative plural)
dziedoni (singular vocative)
dziedoņi (plural vocative)

dziedoņa panākumu pamatā bija brīnumsiltais, maigais tembrs un lieliskā izpildījuma māka

the reason for the singer's success was (his) wonderfully warm, gentle timbre (= voice) and (his) superb performance skill


dziedone

dziedone f (5th declension, masculine form: dziedonis)

dziedonis (masculine)
dziedone (nominative singular)
dziedones (nominative plural)
dziedones (genitive singular)
dziedoņu (genitive plural)
dziedonei (dative singular)
dziedonēm (dative plural)
dziedoni (accusative singular)
dziedones (accusative plural)
dziedoni (instrumental singular)
dziedonēm (instrumental plural)
dziedonē (locative singular)
dziedonēs (locative plural)
dziedone (singular vocative)
dziedones (plural vocative)

From dzied(āt) (“to sing”) + -one, or dziedonis (“singer”) + -e (“fem.”).

dziedones priekšnesumā dzirdam patiesu dvēseles drāmas atklāsmi

in the (female) singer's performance we hear a true revelation of the drama of the soul


dziedātāja

dziedātāja f (4th declension, masculine form: dziedātājs)

dziedātājs (masculine)
dziedātāja (nominative singular)
dziedātājas (nominative plural)
dziedātājas (genitive singular)
dziedātāju (genitive plural)
dziedātājai (dative singular)
dziedātājām (dative plural)
dziedātāju (accusative singular)
dziedātājas (accusative plural)
dziedātāju (instrumental singular)
dziedātājām (instrumental plural)
dziedātājā (locative singular)
dziedātājās (locative plural)
dziedātāja (singular vocative)
dziedātājas (plural vocative)

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From dziedāt (“to sing”) + -āja (“-er”), or dziedātājs (“singer”) + -a (“fem.”).

dziedātājas balss

māte mani rātin rāja, / ka es liela dziedātāja / ko, māmiņa, es darīšu, / ja es jauna nedziedāšu?

my mother scolded me / (saying) that I am a great female singer / (but) what, mommy, will I do, / if I won't (= can't) sing again?

(female) singer, (female) person who sings


tulkotājs

tulkotājs m (1st declension, feminine form: tulkotāja)

tulkotāja (feminine)
tulkotājs (nominative singular)
tulkotāji (nominative plural)
tulkotāja (genitive singular)
tulkotāju (genitive plural)
tulkotājam (dative singular)
tulkotājiem (dative plural)
tulkotāju (accusative singular)
tulkotājus (accusative plural)
tulkotāju (instrumental singular)
tulkotājiem (instrumental plural)
tulkotājā (locative singular)
tulkotājos (locative plural)
tulkotāj (singular vocative)
tulkotāji (plural vocative)

From tulkot (“to translate”) + -ājs (“-er”).

(male) translator (person who translates)


tulkotāja

tulkotāja f (4th declension, masculine form: tulkotājs)

tulkotājs (masculine)
tulkotāja (nominative singular)
tulkotājas (nominative plural)
tulkotājas (genitive singular)
tulkotāju (genitive plural)
tulkotājai (dative singular)
tulkotājām (dative plural)
tulkotāju (accusative singular)
tulkotājas (accusative plural)
tulkotāju (instrumental singular)
tulkotājām (instrumental plural)
tulkotājā (locative singular)
tulkotājās (locative plural)
tulkotāja (singular vocative)
tulkotājas (plural vocative)

From tulkot (“to translate”) + -āja (“-er”), or tulkotājs (“translator”) + -a (“fem.”).

(female) translator (person who translateses)


laborants

laborants m (1st declension, feminine form: laborante)

laborante (feminine)
laborants (nominative singular)
laboranti (nominative plural)
laboranta (genitive singular)
laborantu (genitive plural)
laborantam (dative singular)
laborantiem (dative plural)
laborantu (accusative singular)
laborantus (accusative plural)
laborantu (instrumental singular)
laborantiem (instrumental plural)
laborantā (locative singular)
laborantos (locative plural)
laborant (singular vocative)
laboranti (plural vocative)

Ultimately from Latin labōrāns, present participle of labōrō. Compare German Laborant, Polish laborant, Russian лабора́нт (laboránt).

laboratory assistant
laboratory assistant

laboratory assistant, laboratory technician


vēsturniece

vēsturniece f (5th declension, masculine form: vēsturnieks)

vēsturnieks (masculine)
vēsturniece (nominative singular)
vēsturnieces (nominative plural)
vēsturnieces (genitive singular)
vēsturnieču (genitive plural)
vēsturniecei (dative singular)
vēsturniecēm (dative plural)
vēsturnieci (accusative singular)
vēsturnieces (accusative plural)
vēsturnieci (instrumental singular)
vēsturniecēm (instrumental plural)
vēsturniecē (locative singular)
vēsturniecēs (locative plural)
vēsturniece (singular vocative)
vēsturnieces (plural vocative)

From vēsture (“history”) + -nieks, or vēsturnieks (“historian”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

slavena vēsturniece

(female) historian (a specialist in history)


vēsturnieks

vēsturnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: vēsturniece)

vēsturniece (feminine)
vēsturnieks (nominative singular)
vēsturnieki (nominative plural)
vēsturnieka (genitive singular)
vēsturnieku (genitive plural)
vēsturniekam (dative singular)
vēsturniekiem (dative plural)
vēsturnieku (accusative singular)
vēsturniekus (accusative plural)
vēsturnieku (instrumental singular)
vēsturniekiem (instrumental plural)
vēsturniekā (locative singular)
vēsturniekos (locative plural)
vēsturniek (singular vocative)
vēsturnieki (plural vocative)

Coined by Atis Kronvalds 1860s from vēsture (“history”) + -nieks.

medicīnas vēsturnieks

matemātikas vēsturnieks

mākslas vēsturnieks

teātra zinātnes vēsturnieks

mūzikas vēsturnieks

(male) historian (a specialist in history)


desmitnieks

izspēlēt pīķa desmitnieku

to play the ten of spades (playing card)

samainīt desmitnieku divos piecniekos

to changer a tenner (10-lat bill, banknote) into two fivers

maksāt ar desmitniekiem


zinātnieks

zinātnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: zinātniece)

zinātniece (feminine)
zinātnieks (nominative singular)
zinātnieki (nominative plural)
zinātnieka (genitive singular)
zinātnieku (genitive plural)
zinātniekam (dative singular)
zinātniekiem (dative plural)
zinātnieku (accusative singular)
zinātniekus (accusative plural)
zinātnieku (instrumental singular)
zinātniekiem (instrumental plural)
zinātniekā (locative singular)
zinātniekos (locative plural)
zinātniek (singular vocative)
zinātnieki (plural vocative)

From zināt (“to know”) + -nieks. This word existed before zinātne (“science”); it originally meant “person with experience, knowledge,” “knowledgeable person.” It was first used in the modern sense (“scientist”) by J. Alunāns (dabas zinātnieks “natural scientist” in 1860; compare also valodas zinātnieks “language scientist”, used by K. Valdemārs as a synonym of lingvists). It is possible that this usage of zinātnieks influenced A. Kronvalds to coin the word zinātne.

liels zinātnieks

zinātnieks ar pasaules vārdu

a scientist with a world name (= fame, renown)

mākslas zinātnieks

mūzikas, literatūras zinātnieks

zinātnieka karjera

a career in science (lit. a scientist's career)

kabineta zinātnieks

an armchair scholar (lit. a cabinet scientist)

(male) scientist, scholar (highly qualified specialist doing research work in some branch of science)


zinātniece

zinātniece f (5th declension, masculine form: zinātnieks)

zinātnieks (masculine)
zinātniece (nominative singular)
zinātnieces (nominative plural)
zinātnieces (genitive singular)
zinātnieču (genitive plural)
zinātniecei (dative singular)
zinātniecēm (dative plural)
zinātnieci (accusative singular)
zinātnieces (accusative plural)
zinātnieci (instrumental singular)
zinātniecēm (instrumental plural)
zinātniecē (locative singular)
zinātniecēs (locative plural)
zinātniece (singular vocative)
zinātnieces (plural vocative)

From zināt (“to know”) + -niece, or zinātnieks (“scientist”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

izcila zinātniece

jauna zinātniece

(female) scientist (highly qualified specialist doing research work in some branch of science)


politiķis

politiķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: politiķe)

politiķe (feminine)
politiķis (nominative singular)
politiķi (nominative plural)
politiķa (genitive singular)
politiķu (genitive plural)
politiķim (dative singular)
politiķiem (dative plural)
politiķi (accusative singular)
politiķus (accusative plural)
politiķi (instrumental singular)
politiķiem (instrumental plural)
politiķī (locative singular)
politiķos (locative plural)
politiķi (singular vocative)
politiķi (plural vocative)

gudrs politiķis

tālredzīgs politiķis

progresīvs politiķis

(male) politician (a person who participates or works in politics)


politiķe

politiķe f (5th declension, masculine form: politiķis)

politiķis (masculine)
politiķe (nominative singular)
politiķes (nominative plural)
politiķes (genitive singular)
politiķu (genitive plural)
politiķei (dative singular)
politiķēm (dative plural)
politiķi (accusative singular)
politiķes (accusative plural)
politiķi (instrumental singular)
politiķēm (instrumental plural)
politiķē (locative singular)
politiķēs (locative plural)
politiķe (singular vocative)
politiķes (plural vocative)

From politiķis (“politician”) + -e (“fem.”).

(female) politician (a person who participates or works in politics)


akustiķis

akustiķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: akustiķe)

akustiķe (feminine)
akustiķis (nominative singular)
akustiķi (nominative plural)
akustiķa (genitive singular)
akustiķu (genitive plural)
akustiķim (dative singular)
akustiķiem (dative plural)
akustiķi (accusative singular)
akustiķus (accusative plural)
akustiķi (instrumental singular)
akustiķiem (instrumental plural)
akustiķī (locative singular)
akustiķos (locative plural)
akustiķi (singular vocative)
akustiķi (plural vocative)

Latvijas akustiķu apvienība


mehāniķis

mehāniķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: mehāniķe)

mehāniķe (feminine)
mehāniķis (nominative singular)
mehāniķi (nominative plural)
mehāniķa (genitive singular)
mehāniķu (genitive plural)
mehāniķim (dative singular)
mehāniķiem (dative plural)
mehāniķi (accusative singular)
mehāniķus (accusative plural)
mehāniķi (instrumental singular)
mehāniķiem (instrumental plural)
mehāniķī (locative singular)
mehāniķos (locative plural)
mehāniķi (singular vocative)
mehāniķi (plural vocative)

kuģa mehāniķis

no mašīntelpas atskan mehāniķa satrauktā balss: “virzuļi izdeguši”

from the machine room came a mechanic's alarmed voice: “the pistons are burned”

(male) mechanic, operator, machinist (a specialist who follows the work of a machine)


mehāniķe

mehāniķe f (5th declension, masculine form: mehāniķis)

mehāniķis (masculine)
mehāniķe (nominative singular)
mehāniķes (nominative plural)
mehāniķes (genitive singular)
mehāniķu (genitive plural)
mehāniķei (dative singular)
mehāniķēm (dative plural)
mehāniķi (accusative singular)
mehāniķes (accusative plural)
mehāniķi (instrumental singular)
mehāniķēm (instrumental plural)
mehāniķē (locative singular)
mehāniķēs (locative plural)
mehāniķe (singular vocative)
mehāniķes (plural vocative)

From mehāniķis (“mechanic, machinist, operator”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

(female) mechanic, operator, machinist (a specialist who follows the work of a machine)


cīnītājs

lv-noun

cīnītājs m (1st declension, feminine form: cīnītāja)

cīnītāja (feminine)
cīnītājs (nominative singular)
cīnītāji (nominative plural)
cīnītāja (genitive singular)
cīnītāju (genitive plural)
cīnītājam (dative singular)
cīnītājiem (dative plural)
cīnītāju (accusative singular)
cīnītājus (accusative plural)
cīnītāju (instrumental singular)
cīnītājiem (instrumental plural)
cīnītājā (locative singular)
cīnītājos (locative plural)
cīnītāj (singular vocative)
cīnītāji (plural vocative)

From cīnīt(ies) (“to fight, to struggle”) + -ājs (“-er”).

suffix

miera, brīvības cīnītāji

cīnītāji pret rasu diskrimināciju

(figuratively) fighter (man who actively pursues some, usually socially important, goal)


cīnītāja

lv-noun

cīnītāja f (4th declension, masculine form: cīnītājs)

cīnītājs (masculine)
cīnītāja (nominative singular)
cīnītājas (nominative plural)
cīnītājas (genitive singular)
cīnītāju (genitive plural)
cīnītājai (dative singular)
cīnītājām (dative plural)
cīnītāju (accusative singular)
cīnītājas (accusative plural)
cīnītāju (instrumental singular)
cīnītājām (instrumental plural)
cīnītājā (locative singular)
cīnītājās (locative plural)
cīnītāja (singular vocative)
cīnītājas (plural vocative)

From cīnīt(ies) (“to fight, to struggle”) + -āja (“-er”), or cīnītājs (“fighter”) + -a (“fem.”).

suffix

drosmīga cīnītāja

(female) fighter, combattant (woman involved in armed fight, who struggles with an opponent)

cīnītāja pret rasu diskrimināciju

(figuratively) (female) fighter (woman who actively pursues some, usually socially important, goal)


darbaļaudis

lv-noun

darbaļaudis m (6th declension, irregular gender)

gender (irregular)
darbaļaudis (nominative plural)
darbaļaužu (genitive plural)
darbaļaudīm (dative plural)
darbaļaudis (accusative plural)
darbaļaudīm (instrumental plural)
darbaļaudīs (locative plural)
darbaļaudis (plural vocative)
darba ļaudis (alternative)
darbļaudis (alternative)

From darba (“work[gen.]”) + ļaudis (“people”).

compound

pilsētu darbaļaudis

darbaļaužu starptautiskās solidaritātes diena

the workers' day of international solidarity

working people, workers (people who earn their means of existence with their work)


strēlnieks

lv-noun

strēlnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: strēlniece)

strēlniece (feminine)
strēlnieks (nominative singular)
strēlnieki (nominative plural)
strēlnieka (genitive singular)
strēlnieku (genitive plural)
strēlniekam (dative singular)
strēlniekiem (dative plural)
strēlnieku (accusative singular)
strēlniekus (accusative plural)
strēlnieku (instrumental singular)
strēlniekiem (instrumental plural)
strēlniekā (locative singular)
strēlniekos (locative plural)
strēlniek (singular vocative)
strēlnieki (plural vocative)

From strēle (“arrow, dart”) + -nieks. First mentioned in 17th-century sources, this word corresponds so well in form and meaning to Old East Slavic стрѣльникъ (strělĭnikŭ, “archer”) that it may have been a calque or borrowing.

cog

strēlnieku divīzija

strēlnieku ieroči

motorizēto strēlnieku karaspēks

strēnieku dziesmas

latviešu brīvprātīgo strēlnieku 1. pulks

1st. regiment of Latvian voluntary riflemen

(military) (male) rifleman, infantryman, infantry soldier


strēlniece

lv-noun

strēlniece f (5th declension, masculine form: strēlnieks)

strēlnieks (masculine)
strēlniece (nominative singular)
strēlnieces (nominative plural)
strēlnieces (genitive singular)
strēlnieču (genitive plural)
strēlniecei (dative singular)
strēlniecēm (dative plural)
strēlnieci (accusative singular)
strēlnieces (accusative plural)
strēlnieci (instrumental singular)
strēlniecēm (instrumental plural)
strēlniecē (locative singular)
strēlniecēs (locative plural)
strēlniece (singular vocative)
strēlnieces (plural vocative)

From strēle (“arrow, dart”) + -niece, or strēlnieks (“rifleman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

Pirmajā rotā dien meitene strēlniece.

In the first company serves a female rifleman.

(military) (female) infantryman, (female) rifleman


zvejnieks

zvejnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: zvejniece)

zvejniece (feminine)
zvejnieks (nominative singular)
zvejnieki (nominative plural)
zvejnieka (genitive singular)
zvejnieku (genitive plural)
zvejniekam (dative singular)
zvejniekiem (dative plural)
zvejnieku (accusative singular)
zvejniekus (accusative plural)
zvejnieku (instrumental singular)
zvejniekiem (instrumental plural)
zvejniekā (locative singular)
zvejniekos (locative plural)
zvejniek (singular vocative)
zvejnieki (plural vocative)

zvejnieku zabāki

zvejnieku kuģis

malu zvejnieks

edge fisherman (i.e., a man who does illegal fishing)

krastā piestājušas zvejnieku motorlaivas

the fishermen's motor boats have come ashore

(male) fisherman (man whose work is fishing)


zvejniece

zvejniece f (5th declension, masculine form: zvejnieks)

zvejnieks (masculine)
zvejniece (nominative singular)
zvejnieces (nominative plural)
zvejnieces (genitive singular)
zvejnieču (genitive plural)
zvejniecei (dative singular)
zvejniecēm (dative plural)
zvejnieci (accusative singular)
zvejnieces (accusative plural)
zvejnieci (instrumental singular)
zvejniecēm (instrumental plural)
zvejniecē (locative singular)
zvejniecēs (locative plural)
zvejniece (singular vocative)
zvejnieces (plural vocative)

From zveja (“fishing”) + -niece, or zvejnieks (“fisherman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

pērļu zvejnieces

zvejnieces dziesmiņa

(female) fisherwoman (woman whose work is fishing)


tulks

tulks (nominative singular)
tulki (nominative plural)
tulka (genitive singular)
tulku (genitive plural)
tulkam (dative singular)
tulkiem (dative plural)
tulku (accusative singular)
tulkus (accusative plural)
tulku (instrumental singular)
tulkiem (instrumental plural)
tulkā (locative singular)
tulkos (locative plural)
tulk (singular vocative)
tulki (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ, “interpreter; interpretation, explanation”) (compare Russian толк (tolk, “sense, judgment”), толковать (tolkovatʹ, “to explain, to interpret”)). The Old East Slavic term is etymologically related to Latin loquī (“to speak”). The term was borrowed into Latvian at some point up to the 13th century and was first mentioned in 17th-century sources, already in its present form.

bor

gadījies arī bez tulka starpniecības sarunāties ar somu jūrniekiem

it happened (= was possible) also to talk with Finnish sailors without the help of an interpreter

nepieciešamība pēc tulkošanas un tulkiem radās jau sirmā senatnē

the need for translation and interpreters, translators arose already in ancient times

translator, interpreter (a person who translates texts, utterances, etc. into another language)


reģistrators

lv-noun

reģistrators m (1st declension, feminine form: reģistratore)

reģistratore (feminine)
reģistrators (nominative singular)
reģistratori (nominative plural)
reģistratora (genitive singular)
reģistratoru (genitive plural)
reģistratoram (dative singular)
reģistratoriem (dative plural)
reģistratoru (accusative singular)
reģistratorus (accusative plural)
reģistratoru (instrumental singular)
reģistratoriem (instrumental plural)
reģistratorā (locative singular)
reģistratoros (locative plural)
reģistrator (singular vocative)
reģistratori (plural vocative)

Via some other European language, ultimately from Medieval Latin registro (see reģistrs), apparently with the agent suffix -(a)tor.

tu varētu iekārtot mani sanitārajā bataljonā par reģistratoru

you could provide me in the sanitary battalion with a record keeper

(male) registrar, record keeper; hospital or polyclinic receptionist (official in charge of registration, or of keeping records)


reģistratore

reģistratore f (5th declension, masculine form: reģistrators)

reģistrators (masculine)
reģistratore (nominative singular)
reģistratores (nominative plural)
reģistratores (genitive singular)
reģistratoru (genitive plural)
reģistratorei (dative singular)
reģistratorēm (dative plural)
reģistratori (accusative singular)
reģistratores (accusative plural)
reģistratori (instrumental singular)
reģistratorēm (instrumental plural)
reģistratorē (locative singular)
reģistratorēs (locative plural)
reģistratore (singular vocative)
reģistratores (plural vocative)

From reģistrators (“record keeper”) + -e (“[fem.]”).

suffix

pārceļu jūs par reģistratori vēstuļu nodaļā

I am promoting you to record keeper in the letters department

sanitāre ambulancē reizē arī pilda reģistratores pienākumus

the (female) medical worker in an ambulance sometimes also fulfills the duties of a receptionist (i.e., to check in a patient)

(female) registrar, record keeper; hospital or polyclinic receptionist (official in charge of registration, or of keeping records)


fotogrāfs

lv-noun

fotogrāfs m (1st declension, feminine form: fotogrāfe)

fotogrāfe (feminine)
fotogrāfs (nominative singular)
fotogrāfi (nominative plural)
fotogrāfa (genitive singular)
fotogrāfu (genitive plural)
fotogrāfam (dative singular)
fotogrāfiem (dative plural)
fotogrāfu (accusative singular)
fotogrāfus (accusative plural)
fotogrāfu (instrumental singular)
fotogrāfiem (instrumental plural)
fotogrāfā (locative singular)
fotogrāfos (locative plural)
fotogrāf (singular vocative)
fotogrāfi (plural vocative)

Via some other European language, ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write”).

redakcijas fotogrāfs

mākslas fotogrāfs

doties pie fotogrāfa

mācīties par fotogrāfu

Pavločevs turēja rokās stūri tik cītīgi, it ka pozētu fotogrāfam

Pavločevs held the steering wheel tight in his hands, as if posing to a photographer

mūsu fotogrāfi aizvien biežāk rīko portretu izstādes

our photographers are organizing portrait exhibitions increasingly more often

(male) photographer (man who takes photographs, typically as an occupation; a specialist in photography)


fotogrāfe

fotogrāfe m (1st declension, masculine form: fotogrāfs)

fotogrāfs (masculine)
fotogrāfe (nominative singular)
fotogrāfes (nominative plural)
fotogrāfes (genitive singular)
fotogrāfu (genitive plural)
fotogrāfei (dative singular)
fotogrāfēm (dative plural)
fotogrāfi (accusative singular)
fotogrāfes (accusative plural)
fotogrāfi (instrumental singular)
fotogrāfēm (instrumental plural)
fotogrāfē (locative singular)
fotogrāfēs (locative plural)
fotogrāfe (singular vocative)
fotogrāfes (plural vocative)

From fotogrāfs (“photographer”) + -e (“[fem.]”).

suffix

putnu fotogrāfe Selga Bērziņa no Liepājas iemūžinājusi putnus savas mājas dārzā, kur iekārtojusi putnu barotavu

the bird photographer Selga Bērziņa from Liepāja has immortalized the birds in her house garden, which she decorated with bird feeders

(female) photographer (woman who takes photographs, typically as an occupation; a specialist in photography)


apavnieks

lv-noun

apavnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: apavniece)

apavniece (feminine)
apavnieks (nominative singular)
apavnieki (nominative plural)
apavnieka (genitive singular)
apavnieku (genitive plural)
apavniekam (dative singular)
apavniekiem (dative plural)
apavnieku (accusative singular)
apavniekus (accusative plural)
apavnieku (instrumental singular)
apavniekiem (instrumental plural)
apavniekā (locative singular)
apavniekos (locative plural)
apavniek (singular vocative)
apavnieki (plural vocative)

profesionāli tehniskā skola šogad dos 200 frizieru, apavnieku, pulksteņlabotāju un elektrisko sadzīves priekšmetu remontatslēdznieku

this year, the professional technical school will form (lit. give) 200 barbers, shoemakers, watchmakers and household appliances repairmen


apavniece

apavniece m (1st declension, masculine form: apavnieks)

apavnieks (masculine)
apavniece (nominative singular)
apavnieces (nominative plural)
apavnieces (genitive singular)
apavnieču (genitive plural)
apavniecei (dative singular)
apavniecēm (dative plural)
apavnieci (accusative singular)
apavnieces (accusative plural)
apavnieci (instrumental singular)
apavniecēm (instrumental plural)
apavniecē (locative singular)
apavniecēs (locative plural)
apavniece (singular vocative)
apavnieces (plural vocative)

From apavs (“footwear”) + -niece, or apavnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) + -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c).


kurpnieks

lv-noun

kurpnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: kurpniece)

kurpniece (feminine)
kurpnieks (nominative singular)
kurpnieki (nominative plural)
kurpnieka (genitive singular)
kurpnieku (genitive plural)
kurpniekam (dative singular)
kurpniekiem (dative plural)
kurpnieku (accusative singular)
kurpniekus (accusative plural)
kurpnieku (instrumental singular)
kurpniekiem (instrumental plural)
kurpniekā (locative singular)
kurpniekos (locative plural)
kurpniek (singular vocative)
kurpnieki (plural vocative)

From kurpe (“shoe”) + -nieks. An old formation, it was the example on the basis of which J. Alunāns suggested using the suffix -nieks more broadly to derive names of craftsmen.

iet kurpniekos

to play this game (lit. to go in the cobblers)

pa vakariem visi gāja kurpniekos un citās rotaļās

in the evenings everybody played (lit. went in the) cobblers and other games

(usually in the plural) a game in which there is a dialogue between the participants and a person in the middle, at the end of which the person in the middle drops a stick and everybody changes places


kurpniece

kurpniece f (5th declension, masculine form: kurpnieks)

kurpnieks (masculine)
kurpniece (nominative singular)
kurpnieces (nominative plural)
kurpnieces (genitive singular)
kurpnieču (genitive plural)
kurpniecei (dative singular)
kurpniecēm (dative plural)
kurpnieci (accusative singular)
kurpnieces (accusative plural)
kurpnieci (instrumental singular)
kurpniecēm (instrumental plural)
kurpniecē (locative singular)
kurpniecēs (locative plural)
kurpniece (singular vocative)
kurpnieces (plural vocative)

From kurpe (“shoe”) + -niece, or kurpnieks (“cobbler, shoemaker”) + -e (“[fem.]”) (with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

par kurpnieci nostrādājusi jau ilgus gadus un ne reizi nav nožēlojusi, ka izvēlējusies šo sievietei neparasto amatu

she had worked many years as a (female) cobbler and not once did she regret having chosen a profession so unusual for a woman


karaliene

lv-noun

karaliene f (5th declension, masculine form: karalis)

karalis (masculine)
karaliene (nominative singular)
karalienes (nominative plural)
karalienes (genitive singular)
karalieņu (genitive plural)
karalienei (dative singular)
karalienēm (dative plural)
karalieni (accusative singular)
karalienes (accusative plural)
karalieni (instrumental singular)
karalienēm (instrumental plural)
karalienē (locative singular)
karalienēs (locative plural)
karaliene (singular vocative)
karalienes (plural vocative)

Skotijas, Īrijas un Anglijas karaliene Marija II Stjuarta

the queen of Scotland, Ireland and England, Mary II Stuart

karaliene Kristīne

queen (female monarch of a kingdom; her title)


ķēniņš

ķēniņš m (1st declension, feminine form: ķēniņiene)

ķēniņiene (feminine)
ķēniņš (nominative singular)
ķēniņi (nominative plural)
ķēniņa (genitive singular)
ķēniņu (genitive plural)
ķēniņam (dative singular)
ķēniņiem (dative plural)
ķēniņu (accusative singular)
ķēniņus (accusative plural)
ķēniņu (instrumental singular)
ķēniņiem (instrumental plural)
ķēniņā (locative singular)
ķēniņos (locative plural)
ķēniņ (singular vocative)
ķēniņi (plural vocative)
konings (alternative)
koniņš (alternative)
kēnings (alternative)
ķoniņš (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German könink (“king”), or from Middle Dutch coninc (“ruler”) (cf. German König, Dutch koning, English king), parallel forms to Middle Low German kunig (whence Latvian kungs (“lord, sir, Mr.”), q.v.). The word was borrowed during the 17th century, in different forms, depending on dialect: konings, koniņš > archaic ķoniņš; kēnings > ķēniņš. The form ķēniņš stabilized in the 18th century. Nowadays, except for a few expressions, ķēniņš has largely been replaced by its synonym karalis (q.v.).

kungs un kēniņš

lord and king (expression used to address a king)

būt kungam un kēniņam

to be lord and king (to be the absolute chief)

zvēru kēniņš

kēniņa pils

ik vakarus ministrs ziņoja, ka viss kārtībā, un neviena ļauna skaņa neaizskāra kēniņa ausis

every evening the minister reported that everything (was) fine, and no bad sounds reached the king's ears

pašreizīgas saimnieks varēja būt pilnīgs kungs un kēniņš savā namā, savā zemē

the current owner could be fully lord and king in his own house, in his own land


ķeizars

ķeizars m (1st declension, feminine form: ķeizariene)

ķeizariene (feminine)
ķeizars (nominative singular)
ķeizari (nominative plural)
ķeizara (genitive singular)
ķeizaru (genitive plural)
ķeizaram (dative singular)
ķeizariem (dative plural)
ķeizaru (accusative singular)
ķeizarus (accusative plural)
ķeizaru (instrumental singular)
ķeizariem (instrumental plural)
ķeizarā (locative singular)
ķeizaros (locative plural)
ķeizar (singular vocative)
ķeizari (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), itself a borrowing from Latin Caesar.

ķeizara galms

ķeizara armija

kronēt par ķeizaru

būt kungam un ķeizaram

to be lord and emperor (i.e., to be the absolute chief)

vācu ķeizeram Kārlim V bijuši vairāki desmiti kroņu, cits par citu skaistāks

the German emperor Charles V had several dozen (lit. tens) crowns, each more beautiful than the other

emperor (the monarch of an empire; the title of this monarch), especially the German or Austrian kaiser


imperators

imperators m (1st declension, feminine form: imperatore)

imperators (canonical masculine)
imperatrise (canonical)
imperatore (feminine)
imperators (nominative singular)
imperatori (nominative plural)
imperatora (genitive singular)
imperatoru (genitive plural)
imperatoram (dative singular)
imperatoriem (dative plural)
imperatoru (accusative singular)
imperatorus (accusative plural)
imperatoru (instrumental singular)
imperatoriem (instrumental plural)
imperatorā (locative singular)
imperatoros (locative plural)
imperator (singular vocative)
imperatori (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin imperātor (“emperor, commander, general”).

bor

Romas impērijas imperators Diokletiāns

imperators ir impērijā valdoša monarha tituls

emperor is the title of a monarch that rules in an empire

parks un ezers kādreiz kalpojuši tikai imperatoru izpriecām

the park and the lake always served only the pleasure of the emperors

emperor (male monarch of an empire; his title)

(historical, Ancient Rome) military leader, later also ruler; this person's title


ķeizariene

lv-noun

ķeizariene f (5th declension, masculine form: ķeizars)

ķeizars (masculine)
ķeizariene (nominative singular)
ķeizarienes (nominative plural)
ķeizarienes (genitive singular)
ķeizarieņu (genitive plural)
ķeizarienei (dative singular)
ķeizarienēm (dative plural)
ķeizarieni (accusative singular)
ķeizarienes (accusative plural)
ķeizarieni (instrumental singular)
ķeizarienēm (instrumental plural)
ķeizarienē (locative singular)
ķeizarienēs (locative plural)
ķeizariene (singular vocative)
ķeizarienes (plural vocative)

From ķeizars (“emperor”) + -iene (“fem.”).

1730. gadā Krievijas ķeizariene Anna Ivanovna apmeklēja Rīgu

in 1730 the Empress of Russia, Anna Ivanovna, visited Rīga

empress (female ruler of an empire; her title; syn. imperatore)


imperatrise

imperatrise f (5th declension, masculine form: imperators)

imperators (masculine)
imperatrise (nominative singular)
imperatrises (nominative plural)
imperatrises (genitive singular)
imperatrišu (genitive plural)
imperatrisei (dative singular)
imperatrisēm (dative plural)
imperatrisi (accusative singular)
imperatrises (accusative plural)
imperatrisi (instrumental singular)
imperatrisēm (instrumental plural)
imperatrisē (locative singular)
imperatrisēs (locative plural)
imperatrise (singular vocative)
imperatrises (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin imperātrīx (“female ruler”).

Krievijas imperatrise Aleksandra Fjodorovna

the empress of Russia, Aleksandra Fjodorovna (Nicholas II's wife)


cariene

cariene f (5th declension, masculine form: cars)

cars (masculine)
cariene (nominative singular)
carienes (nominative plural)
carienes (genitive singular)
carieņu (genitive plural)
carienei (dative singular)
carienēm (dative plural)
carieni (accusative singular)
carienes (accusative plural)
carieni (instrumental singular)
carienēm (instrumental plural)
carienē (locative singular)
carienēs (locative plural)
cariene (singular vocative)
carienes (plural vocative)

cara Ivana Bargā sieva, cariene Vasilisa Melentjeva

tsar Ivan the Terrible's wife, tsarina Vasilisa Melentjeva


ķēniņiene

ķēniņiene m (1st declension, masculine form: ķēniņš)

ķēniņš (masculine)
ķēniņiene (nominative singular)
ķēniņienes (nominative plural)
ķēniņienes (genitive singular)
ķēniņieņu (genitive plural)
ķēniņienei (dative singular)
ķēniņienēm (dative plural)
ķēniņieni (accusative singular)
ķēniņienes (accusative plural)
ķēniņieni (instrumental singular)
ķēniņienēm (instrumental plural)
ķēniņienē (locative singular)
ķēniņienēs (locative plural)
ķēniņiene (singular vocative)
ķēniņienes (plural vocative)

ziema nu valdīja kā īsta ķēniņiene

Esi tādēļ tu mans ķēniņš, es būšu tava ķēniņiene

be now my king, (and) I will be your queen

(dated) queen (the female monarch of a kingdom; the wife of a king)


pavēlnieks

pavēlnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: pavēlniece)

pavēlniece (feminine)
pavēlnieks (nominative singular)
pavēlnieki (nominative plural)
pavēlnieka (genitive singular)
pavēlnieku (genitive plural)
pavēlniekam (dative singular)
pavēlniekiem (dative plural)
pavēlnieku (accusative singular)
pavēlniekus (accusative plural)
pavēlnieku (instrumental singular)
pavēlniekiem (instrumental plural)
pavēlniekā (locative singular)
pavēlniekos (locative plural)
pavēlniek (singular vocative)
pavēlnieki (plural vocative)

From pavēle (“command, order”) + -nieks.

armijas pavēlnieks

flotes pavēlnieks

rudenī viņš kļuva par Dienvidurālu kara apgabala pavēlnieku

in the fall he became the commander of the Southern Ural Military District

(military) (male) commander (man who leads a military unit, a military installation, or even one of the armed forces)


pavēlniece

pavēlniece f (5th declension, masculine form: pavēlnieks)

pavēlnieks (masculine)
pavēlniece (nominative singular)
pavēlnieces (nominative plural)
pavēlnieces (genitive singular)
pavēlnieču (genitive plural)
pavēlniecei (dative singular)
pavēlniecēm (dative plural)
pavēlnieci (accusative singular)
pavēlnieces (accusative plural)
pavēlnieci (instrumental singular)
pavēlniecēm (instrumental plural)
pavēlniecē (locative singular)
pavēlniecēs (locative plural)
pavēlniece (singular vocative)
pavēlnieces (plural vocative)

From pavēle (“order, command”) + -niece, or pavēlnieks (“master, commander”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


tirgonis

lv-noun

tirgonis m (2nd declension, masculine form: tirgone)

tirgone (masculine)
tirgonis (nominative singular)
tirgoņi (nominative plural)
tirgoņa (genitive singular)
tirgoņu (genitive plural)
tirgonim (dative singular)
tirgoņiem (dative plural)
tirgoni (accusative singular)
tirgoņus (accusative plural)
tirgoni (instrumental singular)
tirgoņiem (instrumental plural)
tirgonī (locative singular)
tirgoņos (locative plural)
tirgoni (singular vocative)
tirgoņi (plural vocative)

From tirgus (“market”) + -onis + -tirg(us).

ielās Singapūrā daudz veikalu un tirgoņu

on the streets in Singapore there are many shops and merchants, dealers

es savā laikā taisījos tevi mācīt tirgoņa amatā

in my free time I will make myself teach you the office of merchant, trader

pie savām kastēm, kas uzliktas vienkārši uz ratiem, stāv saldējumu tirgoņi

next to their cases, which were placed simply on the cart, were the ice cream dealers

merchant, dealer, trader (a man who works in commerce, who sells and buys goods)


tirgone

tirgone f (5th declension, masculine form: tirgonis)

tirgonis (masculine)
tirgone (nominative singular)
tirgones (nominative plural)
tirgones (genitive singular)
tirgoņu (genitive plural)
tirgonei (dative singular)
tirgonēm (dative plural)
tirgoni (accusative singular)
tirgones (accusative plural)
tirgoni (instrumental singular)
tirgonēm (instrumental plural)
tirgonē (locative singular)
tirgonēs (locative plural)
tirgone (singular vocative)
tirgones (plural vocative)

From tirgus (“market”) + -one, or from tirgonis (“merchant”) + -e (“fem.”).

arī kartupeļu tirgones raud

dvēseles tirgone

(female) merchant, dealer, trader (a woman who works in commerce, who sells and buys goods)


tirgotājs

tirgotājs m (2nd declension, feminine form: tirgotāja)

tirgotāja (feminine)
tirgotājs (nominative singular)
tirgotāji (nominative plural)
tirgotāja (genitive singular)
tirgotāju (genitive plural)
tirgotājam (dative singular)
tirgotājiem (dative plural)
tirgotāju (accusative singular)
tirgotājus (accusative plural)
tirgotāju (instrumental singular)
tirgotājiem (instrumental plural)
tirgotājā (locative singular)
tirgotājos (locative plural)
tirgotāj (singular vocative)
tirgotāji (plural vocative)

From tirg(ot) (“to deal, to trade”) + -ājs.

zivju tirgotājs

labības, gaļas tirgotājs

ieroču tirgotājs

ielu tirgotājs

vergu tirgotāji

pēc sabuļu ādām uz seno Krievzemi brauca senās Grieķijas, Romas un arābu tirgotāji

ancient Greek, Roman and Arabic traders, merchants traveled to ancient Rus (looking) for sable skins

par tādām kleitām tirgotājs prasīja sudraba rubli gabalā

for such dresses the dealer asked one silver ruble apiece


tirgotāja

tirgotāja f (4th declension, masculine form: tirgotājs)

tirgotājs (masculine)
tirgotāja (nominative singular)
tirgotājas (nominative plural)
tirgotājas (genitive singular)
tirgotāju (genitive plural)
tirgotājai (dative singular)
tirgotājām (dative plural)
tirgotāju (accusative singular)
tirgotājas (accusative plural)
tirgotāju (instrumental singular)
tirgotājām (instrumental plural)
tirgotājā (locative singular)
tirgotājās (locative plural)
tirgotāja (singular vocative)
tirgotājas (plural vocative)

From tirgot (“to deal, to trade”) + -āja (“-er”), or tirgotājs (“trader, dealer, merchant”) + -a (“fem.”).


galdnieks

lv-noun

galdnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: galdniece)

galdniece (feminine)
galdnieks (nominative singular)
galdnieki (nominative plural)
galdnieka (genitive singular)
galdnieku (genitive plural)
galdniekam (dative singular)
galdniekiem (dative plural)
galdnieku (accusative singular)
galdniekus (accusative plural)
galdnieku (instrumental singular)
galdniekiem (instrumental plural)
galdniekā (locative singular)
galdniekos (locative plural)
galdniek (singular vocative)
galdnieki (plural vocative)

prasmīgs galdnieks

galdnieka amats

galdnieka darbs

galdnieka darbnīca

galdnieka darba rīki

galdnieku līme

carpenter's glue (for gluing wooden objects)

Jānis pēc pagastskolas beigšanas sāka mācīties par galdnieku

John, after finishing the parrish school, began to learn to be a carpenter

tagad strādāja tikai galdnieks, kur galīgi nobeidza būvi

now only a carptenter was working, who finished the building

(male) carpenter (craftsman who works on wood, making objects from it)


galdniece

galdniece f (5th declension, masculine form: galdnieks)

galdnieks (masculine)
galdniece (nominative singular)
galdnieces (nominative plural)
galdnieces (genitive singular)
galdnieču (genitive plural)
galdniecei (dative singular)
galdniecēm (dative plural)
galdnieci (accusative singular)
galdnieces (accusative plural)
galdnieci (instrumental singular)
galdniecēm (instrumental plural)
galdniecē (locative singular)
galdniecēs (locative plural)
galdniece (singular vocative)
galdnieces (plural vocative)

From galds (“table”) + -niece, or galdnieks (“carpenter”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

meitene - mēbeļu galdniece

žēl, ka neesmu galdniece

a pity that I'm not a (female) carpenter

Lilita Vitrupe, galdniece no Spuņciema

Lilita Vitrupe, a female carpenter from Spuņciems


tirdzinieks

tirdzinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: tirdziniece)

tirdziniece (feminine)
tirdzinieks (nominative singular)
tirdzinieki (nominative plural)
tirdzinieka (genitive singular)
tirdzinieku (genitive plural)
tirdziniekam (dative singular)
tirdziniekiem (dative plural)
tirdzinieku (accusative singular)
tirdziniekus (accusative plural)
tirdzinieku (instrumental singular)
tirdziniekiem (instrumental plural)
tirdziniekā (locative singular)
tirdziniekos (locative plural)
tirdziniek (singular vocative)
tirdzinieki (plural vocative)

From tirg(us) (“market”) + -inieks, with palatalization of g to dz.

tirdzinieku letes

pirms katriem lielākiem svētkiem Gulbenē no visām pasaules malām sabrauca tirdzinieki

before every major holiday merchants arrived to Gulbene from all over the world

trader, dealer, merchant (a person, a man who buys and sells in a marketplace)


tirdziniece

tirdziniece f (5th declension, masculine form: tirdzinieks)

tirdzinieks (masculine)
tirdziniece (nominative singular)
tirdzinieces (nominative plural)
tirdzinieces (genitive singular)
tirdzinieču (genitive plural)
tirdziniecei (dative singular)
tirdziniecēm (dative plural)
tirdzinieci (accusative singular)
tirdzinieces (accusative plural)
tirdzinieci (instrumental singular)
tirdziniecēm (instrumental plural)
tirdziniecē (locative singular)
tirdziniecēs (locative plural)
tirdziniece (singular vocative)
tirdzinieces (plural vocative)

From tirg(us) (“market”) + -iniece, or from tirdzinieks (“merchant”) + -e (“fem.”).

tirdziniece Ruta Paņkina atzīst, ka gaileņu šogad mežos maz

(female) dealer Ruta Paņkina admits that there are few chanterelle mushrooms in the forests this year

(female) merchant, dealer, trader (a woman who buys and sells in a marketplace)


mazgātājs

mazgātājs m (1st declension, feminine form: mazgātāja)

mazgātāja (feminine)
mazgātājs (nominative singular)
mazgātāji (nominative plural)
mazgātāja (genitive singular)
mazgātāju (genitive plural)
mazgātājam (dative singular)
mazgātājiem (dative plural)
mazgātāju (accusative singular)
mazgātājus (accusative plural)
mazgātāju (instrumental singular)
mazgātājiem (instrumental plural)
mazgātājā (locative singular)
mazgātājos (locative plural)
mazgātāj (singular vocative)
mazgātāji (plural vocative)

augstspiediena mazgātāji

washer (machine, instrument used for washing)


mazgātāja

mazgātāja f (4th declension, masculine form: mazgātājs)

mazgātājs (masculine)
mazgātāja (nominative singular)
mazgātājas (nominative plural)
mazgātājas (genitive singular)
mazgātāju (genitive plural)
mazgātājai (dative singular)
mazgātājām (dative plural)
mazgātāju (accusative singular)
mazgātājas (accusative plural)
mazgātāju (instrumental singular)
mazgātājām (instrumental plural)
mazgātājā (locative singular)
mazgātājās (locative plural)
mazgātāja (singular vocative)
mazgātājas (plural vocative)

From mazgāt (“to wash”) + -āja, or mazgātājs (“washer”) + -a (“fem.”).

naktssargs un veļas mazgātāja

(female) washer, laundress (woman who washes, especially clothes)


konsultante

konsultante f (5th declension, masculine form: konsultants)

konsultants (masculine)
konsultante (nominative singular)
konsultantes (nominative plural)
konsultantes (genitive singular)
konsultanšu (genitive plural)
konsultantei (dative singular)
konsultantēm (dative plural)
konsultanti (accusative singular)
konsultantes (accusative plural)
konsultanti (instrumental singular)
konsultantēm (instrumental plural)
konsultantē (locative singular)
konsultantēs (locative plural)
konsultante (singular vocative)
konsultantes (plural vocative)


akadēmiķis

akadēmiķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: akadēmiķe)

akadēmiķe (feminine)
akadēmiķis (nominative singular)
akadēmiķi (nominative plural)
akadēmiķa (genitive singular)
akadēmiķu (genitive plural)
akadēmiķim (dative singular)
akadēmiķiem (dative plural)
akadēmiķi (accusative singular)
akadēmiķus (accusative plural)
akadēmiķi (instrumental singular)
akadēmiķiem (instrumental plural)
akadēmiķī (locative singular)
akadēmiķos (locative plural)
akadēmiķi (singular vocative)
akadēmiķi (plural vocative)

notika Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas pilnsapulce, kurā ievēlēja jaunus akadēmiķus un korespondētājlocekļus

there was a full meeting of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, in which the new academicians and corresponding members were chosen

laikrakstos izsludināta kandidātu izvirzīšana akadēmiķu vēlēšanām

in the newspapers, they are calling for nominations for the election of academicians

(male) academician (a full member of an academy, of a learned society)


akadēmiķe

akadēmiķe (nominative singular)
akadēmiķes (nominative plural)
akadēmiķes (genitive singular)
akadēmiķu (genitive plural)
akadēmiķei (dative singular)
akadēmiķēm (dative plural)
akadēmiķi (accusative singular)
akadēmiķes (accusative plural)
akadēmiķi (instrumental singular)
akadēmiķēm (instrumental plural)
akadēmiķē (locative singular)
akadēmiķēs (locative plural)
akadēmiķe (singular vocative)
akadēmiķes (plural vocative)

From akadēmiķis (“academician”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas akadēmiķe, profesore Baiba Rivža

Latvian Academy of Sciences member (lit. academician), professor Baiba Rivža

(female) academician (a full member of an academy, of a learned society)


augļkopis

lv-noun

augļkopis m (2nd declension, feminine form: augļkope)

augļkope (feminine)
augļkopis (nominative singular)
augļkopji (nominative plural)
augļkopja (genitive singular)
augļkopju (genitive plural)
augļkopim (dative singular)
augļkopjiem (dative plural)
augļkopi (accusative singular)
augļkopjus (accusative plural)
augļkopi (instrumental singular)
augļkopjiem (instrumental plural)
augļkopī (locative singular)
augļkopjos (locative plural)
augļkopi (singular vocative)
augļkopji (plural vocative)

augļkopim jau ar koka iestādīšanas dienu jāsāk rūpēties par spēcīga stumbra izveidošanu, kā arī mizas un koksnes pasargāšanu no jebkādiem bojājumiem

from the day of the planting of the tree the fruit grower must start taking care of the formation of a strong trunk and of the protection of the bark and wood from any damage

skolas jaunie naturālisti ieguvuši čaklu augļkopju slavu: viņi no sēkliņām izaudzējuši vairāk nekā 3000 jaunu ābelīšu

the school's young naturalists had earned the fame of diligent fruit growers: from seeds, they had grown over 3000 new apple trees

(male) fruit grower (specialist in fruit growing)


augļkope

augļkope f (5th declension, masculine form: augļkopis)

augļkopis (masculine)
augļkope (nominative singular)
augļkopes (nominative plural)
augļkopes (genitive singular)
augļkopju (genitive plural)
augļkopei (dative singular)
augļkopēm (dative plural)
augļkopi (accusative singular)
augļkopes (accusative plural)
augļkopi (instrumental singular)
augļkopēm (instrumental plural)
augļkopē (locative singular)
augļkopēs (locative plural)
augļkope (singular vocative)
augļkopes (plural vocative)

From augļkopis (“fruit grower”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

bordo šķīdumu, kas arī ir vara preparāts, iesaka pat Māra Kilēvica, zvērināta augļkope, kas iestājas pret ķīmiju!

the deep red solution, which is also a copper preparate, is recommended by Māra Kilēvica herself, a sworn fruit grower who is against chemistry!


vokāliste

lv-noun

vokāliste f (5th declension, masculine form: vokālists)

vokālists (masculine)
vokāliste (nominative singular)
vokālistes (nominative plural)
vokālistes (genitive singular)
vokālistu (genitive plural)
vokālistei (dative singular)
vokālistēm (dative plural)
vokālisti (accusative singular)
vokālistes (accusative plural)
vokālisti (instrumental singular)
vokālistēm (instrumental plural)
vokālistē (locative singular)
vokālistēs (locative plural)
vokāliste (singular vocative)
vokālistes (plural vocative)

From vokālists (“vocalist”) + -e (“fem.”).

vokāliste no Latvijas plūc laurus konkursā Igaunijā

a female vocalist from Latvia reaped the laurels (= won) in a contest in Estonia


vokālists

vokālists m (1st declension, feminine form: vokāliste)

vokāliste (feminine)
vokālists (nominative singular)
vokālisti (nominative plural)
vokālista (genitive singular)
vokālistu (genitive plural)
vokālistam (dative singular)
vokālistiem (dative plural)
vokālistu (accusative singular)
vokālistus (accusative plural)
vokālistu (instrumental singular)
vokālistiem (instrumental plural)
vokālistā (locative singular)
vokālistos (locative plural)
vokālist (singular vocative)
vokālisti (plural vocative)

From vokāls (“vocal”) + -ists. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

perspektīvs vokālists

piedalīties jauno vokālistu konkursā

to participate in the young vocalists contest

vai dzirdat, kā orķestris tiek savaldīts, kā salejas vienkopus ar vokālistiem?

do you hear how the orchestra is disciplined, how it pours itself all together with the vocalists


tīrītājs

tīrītājs m (1st declension, feminine form: tīrītāja)

tīrītāja (feminine)
tīrītājs (nominative singular)
tīrītāji (nominative plural)
tīrītāja (genitive singular)
tīrītāju (genitive plural)
tīrītājam (dative singular)
tīrītājiem (dative plural)
tīrītāju (accusative singular)
tīrītājus (accusative plural)
tīrītāju (instrumental singular)
tīrītājiem (instrumental plural)
tīrītājā (locative singular)
tīrītājos (locative plural)
tīrītāj (singular vocative)
tīrītāji (plural vocative)

piena tīrītājs

sniega tīrītājs

cleaner (machine, instrument used for cleaning)


tīrītāja

tīrītāja f (4th declension, masculine form: tīrītājs)

tīrītājs (masculine)
tīrītāja (nominative singular)
tīrītājas (nominative plural)
tīrītājas (genitive singular)
tīrītāju (genitive plural)
tīrītājai (dative singular)
tīrītājām (dative plural)
tīrītāju (accusative singular)
tīrītājas (accusative plural)
tīrītāju (instrumental singular)
tīrītājām (instrumental plural)
tīrītājā (locative singular)
tīrītājās (locative plural)
tīrītāja (singular vocative)
tīrītājas (plural vocative)

From tīrīt (“to clean”) + -āja, or tīrītājs (“cleaner”) + -a (“fem.”).

dzīvokļa tīrītāja

(female) cleaner (woman who cleans, does cleaning)


ražotājs

ražotājs m (1st declension, feminine form: ražotāja)

ražotāja (feminine)
ražotājs (nominative singular)
ražotāji (nominative plural)
ražotāja (genitive singular)
ražotāju (genitive plural)
ražotājam (dative singular)
ražotājiem (dative plural)
ražotāju (accusative singular)
ražotājus (accusative plural)
ražotāju (instrumental singular)
ražotājiem (instrumental plural)
ražotājā (locative singular)
ražotājos (locative plural)
ražotāj (singular vocative)
ražotāji (plural vocative)

tvaika ražotājs

maker (machine, instrument used for producing, making something)


ražotāja

ražotāja f (4th declension, masculine form: ražotājs)

ražotājs (masculine)
ražotāja (nominative singular)
ražotājas (nominative plural)
ražotājas (genitive singular)
ražotāju (genitive plural)
ražotājai (dative singular)
ražotājām (dative plural)
ražotāju (accusative singular)
ražotājas (accusative plural)
ražotāju (instrumental singular)
ražotājām (instrumental plural)
ražotājā (locative singular)
ražotājās (locative plural)
ražotāja (singular vocative)
ražotājas (plural vocative)

From ražot (“to produce”) + -āja, or ražotājs (“producer”) + -a (“fem.”).

(female) producer (a woman who produces, makes something)


kalkulators

kalkulators m (1st declension, feminine form: kalkulatore)

kalkulatore (feminine)
kalkulators (nominative singular)
kalkulatori (nominative plural)
kalkulatora (genitive singular)
kalkulatoru (genitive plural)
kalkulatoram (dative singular)
kalkulatoriem (dative plural)
kalkulatoru (accusative singular)
kalkulatorus (accusative plural)
kalkulatoru (instrumental singular)
kalkulatoriem (instrumental plural)
kalkulatorā (locative singular)
kalkulatoros (locative plural)
kalkulator (singular vocative)
kalkulatori (plural vocative)

A borrowing from other European languages, possibly originally English calculator.

biju grāmatvedis kādā noliktavā... pēc tam beidzu kalkulatoru kursus

I was a bookkeeper in a store... after that I finished a calculator's course

(dated sense, mostly historical) (male) calculator, computer (a man whose work it is to perform mathematical calculations and computations)

elektroniskie kalkulatori izveidoti uz integrālo shēmu bāzes

electronic calculators are designed on the basis of integrated circuits

calculator (a mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations)


kalkulatore

kalkulatore (nominative singular)
kalkulatores (nominative plural)
kalkulatores (genitive singular)
kalkulatoru (genitive plural)
kalkulatorei (dative singular)
kalkulatorēm (dative plural)
kalkulatori (accusative singular)
kalkulatores (accusative plural)
kalkulatori (instrumental singular)
kalkulatorēm (instrumental plural)
kalkulatorē (locative singular)
kalkulatorēs (locative plural)
kalkulatore (singular vocative)
kalkulatores (plural vocative)

From kalkulators (“calculator”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

sākumā Zaiga bija kalkulatore, tad - dispečere

first Zaiga was a calculator, then (later) a controller

(dated sense, mostly historical) (female) calculator (a woman whose work it is to perform mathematical calculations and computations)


seglinieks

lv-noun

seglinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: segliniece)

segliniece (feminine)
seglinieks (nominative singular)
seglinieki (nominative plural)
seglinieka (genitive singular)
seglinieku (genitive plural)
segliniekam (dative singular)
segliniekiem (dative plural)
seglinieku (accusative singular)
segliniekus (accusative plural)
seglinieku (instrumental singular)
segliniekiem (instrumental plural)
segliniekā (locative singular)
segliniekos (locative plural)
segliniek (singular vocative)
seglinieki (plural vocative)

seglinieku darbnīca

šis bija pusmūža cilvēks, pēc sava amata seglinieks

this was a middle-aged person (= man), by profession a saddler

(male) saddler (a man who makes saddles, harnesses, etc.)


segliniece

segliniece f (5th declension, masculine form: seglinieks)

seglinieks (masculine)
segliniece (nominative singular)
seglinieces (nominative plural)
seglinieces (genitive singular)
seglinieču (genitive plural)
segliniecei (dative singular)
segliniecēm (dative plural)
seglinieci (accusative singular)
seglinieces (accusative plural)
seglinieci (instrumental singular)
segliniecēm (instrumental plural)
segliniecē (locative singular)
segliniecēs (locative plural)
segliniece (singular vocative)
seglinieces (plural vocative)

From segli (“saddle”) + -niece, or seglinieks (“saddler”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).


saimniece

saimniece f (5th declension, masculine form: saimnieks)

saimnieks (masculine)
saimniece (nominative singular)
saimnieces (nominative plural)
saimnieces (genitive singular)
saimnieču (genitive plural)
saimniecei (dative singular)
saimniecēm (dative plural)
saimnieci (accusative singular)
saimnieces (accusative plural)
saimnieci (instrumental singular)
saimniecēm (instrumental plural)
saimniecē (locative singular)
saimniecēs (locative plural)
saimniece (singular vocative)
saimnieces (plural vocative)

From saime (“family, household”) + -niece, or saimnieks (“farmer, owner”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

rītos saimniecei bij jāceļ meitas, lai iet lopus barot un govis slaukt

in the morning the lady had to wake up the girls (= workers), so that they would go feed the animals and milk the cows

“es gribu, lai tu manās mājās būtu saimniece”, vīrietis teica... “mums būs jāstrādā, būs jāar zeme un rudeņos janovāc raža, bet pēc tā visa mēs varēsim sēdēt pagalmā un raudzīties uz bērniem”

“I want you to be the lady in my house,” the man said... “we will have to work, to plow the land and to harvest in autumn, but after all that we will be able to sit in the yard and watch the children”

(female) farmer, landowner; farmer's or landowner's wife; mistress, lady (woman who organizes, manages, oversees work (usually by women) in a farm)

viesnīcas saimniece

skolas ēdnīcas saimniece

pansijas saimniece

(female) owner or tenant, especially of a small business; wife of the owner of a business; hostess

taupīga, skopa saimniece

saimniecēm noteikti patiks arī sešu dažādu izmēru alumīnija katliņi

the housewives will be especially pleased by the aluminum pots of six different sizes

housekeeper, housewife; lady of the house; hostess (of guests


stāstnieks

lv-noun

stāstnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: stāstniece)

stāstniece (feminine)
stāstnieks (nominative singular)
stāstnieki (nominative plural)
stāstnieka (genitive singular)
stāstnieku (genitive plural)
stāstniekam (dative singular)
stāstniekiem (dative plural)
stāstnieku (accusative singular)
stāstniekus (accusative plural)
stāstnieku (instrumental singular)
stāstniekiem (instrumental plural)
stāstniekā (locative singular)
stāstniekos (locative plural)
stāstniek (singular vocative)
stāstnieki (plural vocative)

mežkopis runāja sausi un neveikli, tikai speciālistiem saprotami... viņš vēl nebija atklājis un izkopis savu stāstnieka talantu

the forester talked dryly and awkwardly, understandable only to specialists... he had not yet discovered and cultivated his storyteller talent


stāstniece

stāstniece f (5th declension, masculine form: stāstnieks)

stāstnieks (masculine)
stāstniece (nominative singular)
stāstnieces (nominative plural)
stāstnieces (genitive singular)
stāstnieču (genitive plural)
stāstniecei (dative singular)
stāstniecēm (dative plural)
stāstnieci (accusative singular)
stāstnieces (accusative plural)
stāstnieci (instrumental singular)
stāstniecēm (instrumental plural)
stāstniecē (locative singular)
stāstniecēs (locative plural)
stāstniece (singular vocative)
stāstnieces (plural vocative)

From stāsts (“story”) + -niece, or stāstnieks (“story writer, storyteller”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

stāstniece, viņa vecmāmiņa, bija varena, patiešām spoža

the storyteller, his grandmother, was powerful, really brilliant


laivinieks

lv-noun

laivinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: laiviniece)

laiviniece (feminine)
laivinieks (nominative singular)
laivinieki (nominative plural)
laivinieka (genitive singular)
laivinieku (genitive plural)
laiviniekam (dative singular)
laiviniekiem (dative plural)
laivinieku (accusative singular)
laiviniekus (accusative plural)
laivinieku (instrumental singular)
laiviniekiem (instrumental plural)
laiviniekā (locative singular)
laiviniekos (locative plural)
laiviniek (singular vocative)
laivinieki (plural vocative)

strādāt par laivinieku

tas ir vecais laivinieks Kanģis

boatman (a man who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)


laiviniece

laiviniece f (5th declension, masculine form: laivinieks)

laivinieks (masculine)
laiviniece (nominative singular)
laivinieces (nominative plural)
laivinieces (genitive singular)
laivinieču (genitive plural)
laiviniecei (dative singular)
laiviniecēm (dative plural)
laivinieci (accusative singular)
laivinieces (accusative plural)
laivinieci (instrumental singular)
laiviniecēm (instrumental plural)
laiviniecē (locative singular)
laiviniecēs (locative plural)
laiviniece (singular vocative)
laivinieces (plural vocative)

From laiva (“to work”) + -iniece, or laivinieks (“boatman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

esmu laivotāja, laiviniece, laivu braucēja...

I am a boat passenger, a boatwoman, a boat rider...

boatwoman (a woman who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)


komiķis

komiķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: komiķe)

komiķe (feminine)
komiķis (nominative singular)
komiķi (nominative plural)
komiķa (genitive singular)
komiķu (genitive plural)
komiķim (dative singular)
komiķiem (dative plural)
komiķi (accusative singular)
komiķus (accusative plural)
komiķi (instrumental singular)
komiķiem (instrumental plural)
komiķī (locative singular)
komiķos (locative plural)
komiķi (singular vocative)
komiķi (plural vocative)

Probably the same as komisks: via Latin comicus, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós).

komiķa talants

daudz jautrības, pat smieklus līdz asarām skatītājiem sagādāja lieliskais parodists un komiķis Alfonso, kustību un mīmikas meistars

the great parodist and comedian Alfonso, the master of mostion and mimic, could produce great merriment, even laughter to the point of tears, in his audience

raksts veltīts ungāru komiķim Kalmanam Latabaram, kurš filmā “Klauna liktenis” savdabīgi tēlo klaunu Pēti

the article is dedicated to the Hungarian comedian Kálmán Latabar, who in the film “Clown Fate” played Pēti the clown in an original way

(male) humorist, comedian (stage performer who plays a comical role, especially in circus or theater)


komiķe

komiķe f (5th declension, masculine form: komiķis)

komiķis (masculine)
komiķe (nominative singular)
komiķes (nominative plural)
komiķes (genitive singular)
komiķu (genitive plural)
komiķei (dative singular)
komiķēm (dative plural)
komiķi (accusative singular)
komiķes (accusative plural)
komiķi (instrumental singular)
komiķēm (instrumental plural)
komiķē (locative singular)
komiķēs (locative plural)
komiķe (singular vocative)
komiķes (plural vocative)

From komiķis (“humorist, comedian”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

komiķe un aktrise Rosie O'Donnell

(female) comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell

(female) comedian, comedienne (stage performer who plays a comical role, especially in circus or theater)


veikalnieks

lv-noun

veikalnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: veikalniece)

veikalniece (feminine)
veikalnieks (nominative singular)
veikalnieki (nominative plural)
veikalnieka (genitive singular)
veikalnieku (genitive plural)
veikalniekam (dative singular)
veikalniekiem (dative plural)
veikalnieku (accusative singular)
veikalniekus (accusative plural)
veikalnieku (instrumental singular)
veikalniekiem (instrumental plural)
veikalniekā (locative singular)
veikalniekos (locative plural)
veikalniek (singular vocative)
veikalnieki (plural vocative)

jūs esat dzīvojuši kā divi svešinieki, kā divi auksti veikalnieki uz savstarpējas nekautrīgas izmantošanas pamatiem

you have lived as two strangers, as two cold businessmen on the basis of mutual immoral exploitation

a man who works in commerce, with commercial and financial transactions


veikalniece

veikalniece f (5th declension, masculine form: veikalnieks)

veikalnieks (masculine)
veikalniece (nominative singular)
veikalnieces (nominative plural)
veikalnieces (genitive singular)
veikalnieču (genitive plural)
veikalniecei (dative singular)
veikalniecēm (dative plural)
veikalnieci (accusative singular)
veikalnieces (accusative plural)
veikalnieci (instrumental singular)
veikalniecēm (instrumental plural)
veikalniecē (locative singular)
veikalniecēs (locative plural)
veikalniece (singular vocative)
veikalnieces (plural vocative)

From tirg(us) (“market”) + -iniece, or from veikalnieks (“merchant”) + -e (“fem.”).

jā, veikalnieces ķēriens tev ir... pat mājās tev pircēji neliek miera un bāžas virsū ar savu naudu; un es savā laikā taisījos tevi mācīt tirgoņa amatā

yes, you have a (female) shopkeeper's knack... even at home clients won't leave you alone and throw themselves (at you) with their money; and I was going to teach you about commerce

saleswoman at a shop; also, (female) shopkeeper, shop owner


vingrotājs

vingrotājs m (1st declension, feminine form: vingrotāja)

vingrotāja (feminine)
vingrotājs (nominative singular)
vingrotāji (nominative plural)
vingrotāja (genitive singular)
vingrotāju (genitive plural)
vingrotājam (dative singular)
vingrotājiem (dative plural)
vingrotāju (accusative singular)
vingrotājus (accusative plural)
vingrotāju (instrumental singular)
vingrotājiem (instrumental plural)
vingrotājā (locative singular)
vingrotājos (locative plural)
vingrotāj (singular vocative)
vingrotāji (plural vocative)

From vingrot (“to exercise, to do gymnastics”) + -ājs.

suffix

vecākie brāļi Jānis un Ēriks bija labi sportisti: vingrotāji un bokseri

the older brothers Jānis and Ēriks were good athletes: gymnasts and boxers

ļoti liela gadu starpība starp vingrotājiem un vingrotājām... Kāpēc? To nosaka šī sporta veida specifika... sievietēm šeit galvenais ir kustīgums, vīiriem - spēks

there is a big age difference between male gymnasts and female gymnasts... Why? This is determined by the (very) nature of this sprot... to women the most important in it is movement, to men - strength

(male) gymnast (a man who performs gymnastics; a gymnastics athlete)


vingrotāja

lv-noun

vingrotāja f (4th declension, masculine form: vingrotājs)

vingrotājs (masculine)
vingrotāja (nominative singular)
vingrotājas (nominative plural)
vingrotājas (genitive singular)
vingrotāju (genitive plural)
vingrotājai (dative singular)
vingrotājām (dative plural)
vingrotāju (accusative singular)
vingrotājas (accusative plural)
vingrotāju (instrumental singular)
vingrotājām (instrumental plural)
vingrotājā (locative singular)
vingrotājās (locative plural)
vingrotāja (singular vocative)
vingrotājas (plural vocative)

From vingrot (“to exercise, to do gymnastics”) + -āja, or vingrotājs (“gymnast”) + -a (“fem.”).

suffix

mākslas vingrotāja

(female) gymnast (woman who performs gymnastics; a (female) gymnastics athlete)


viesmīlis

lv-noun

viesmīlis m (2nd declension, feminine form: viesmīle)

viesmīle (feminine)
viesmīlis (nominative singular)
viesmīļi (nominative plural)
viesmīļa (genitive singular)
viesmīļu (genitive plural)
viesmīlim (dative singular)
viesmīļiem (dative plural)
viesmīli (accusative singular)
viesmīļus (accusative plural)
viesmīli (instrumental singular)
viesmīļiem (instrumental plural)
viesmīlī (locative singular)
viesmīļos (locative plural)
viesmīli (singular vocative)
viesmīļi (plural vocative)

Apparently a back derivation from viesmīlīgs (“hospitable”), viesmīlība (“hospitality”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

viņi sēdēja pustukšajā kafejnīcā pie galdiņa; jauns viesmīlis ātri un veikli apkalpoja

they sat at a table in a half-empty cafe; a young waiter quickly and defty served them

ja mēs rīkotu oficiālu pieņemšanu vai lielu rautu, es, saprotams, salīgtu viesmīļus

if we were to do an official reception or a big banquet, I, of course, would hire waiters

waiter (a (male) person who serves visitors, clients at a restaurant, bar, cafe, cafeteria, etc.)


oficiants

oficiants m (1st declension, feminine form: oficiante)

oficiante (feminine)
oficiants (nominative singular)
oficianti (nominative plural)
oficianta (genitive singular)
oficiantu (genitive plural)
oficiantam (dative singular)
oficiantiem (dative plural)
oficiantu (accusative singular)
oficiantus (accusative plural)
oficiantu (instrumental singular)
oficiantiem (instrumental plural)
oficiantā (locative singular)
oficiantos (locative plural)
oficiant (singular vocative)
oficianti (plural vocative)

Apparently borrowed from Russian официа́нт (oficiánt).

oficiants tuvojās klientam ar paplāti un jautājošā intonācija: kafija? tēja?

the waiter approached the client with a tray and asked (lit. with a question intonation): coffee? tea?


oficiante

oficiante f (5th declension, masculine form: oficiants)

oficiants (masculine)
oficiante (nominative singular)
oficiantes (nominative plural)
oficiantes (genitive singular)
oficianšu (genitive plural)
oficiantei (dative singular)
oficiantēm (dative plural)
oficianti (accusative singular)
oficiantes (accusative plural)
oficianti (instrumental singular)
oficiantēm (instrumental plural)
oficiantē (locative singular)
oficiantēs (locative plural)
oficiante (singular vocative)
oficiantes (plural vocative)

From oficiants (“waiter”) + -e (“feminine suffix”).

af

es palūdzu atļauju, apsēdos, pienāca oficiante, es pasūtīju kafiju

I asked for permission, sat down, the waitress came, I ordered a coffee

waitress (a (female) person who serves visitors, clients at a restaurant, bar, cafe, cafeteria, etc.)


viesmīle

lv-noun

viesmīle f (5th declension, masculine form: viesmīlis)

viesmīlis (masculine)
viesmīle (nominative singular)
viesmīles (nominative plural)
viesmīles (genitive singular)
viesmīļu (genitive plural)
viesmīlei (dative singular)
viesmīlēm (dative plural)
viesmīli (accusative singular)
viesmīles (accusative plural)
viesmīli (instrumental singular)
viesmīlēm (instrumental plural)
viesmīlē (locative singular)
viesmīlēs (locative plural)
viesmīle (singular vocative)
viesmīles (plural vocative)

From viesmīlis (“waiter”) + -e (“fem.”).

viesmīle atnesa pasūtīto, pasniedza rēķinu... te augšā viss bija dārgāks nekā apakšā

the waitress brought the orer, handed (us) the bill... up here everything was more expensive than down (there)


ielasmeita

ielasmeita (nominative singular)
ielasmeitas (nominative plural)
ielasmeitas (genitive singular)
ielasmeitu (genitive plural)
ielasmeitai (dative singular)
ielasmeitām (dative plural)
ielasmeitu (accusative singular)
ielasmeitas (accusative plural)
ielasmeitu (instrumental singular)
ielasmeitām (instrumental plural)
ielasmeitā (locative singular)
ielasmeitās (locative plural)
ielasmeita (singular vocative)
ielasmeitas (plural vocative)

From ielas (“street[gen.]”) + meita (“daughter, girl”).

compound

tas bija kāds no Berlīnes nomaļu naktsvazaņķu un kokaīnistu kaktiem... pie galdiem sēdēja pāris ielasmeitas

that was one of Berlin's tramps' and cocaine addict's corners... at the table a couple of streetwalkers, prostitutes were seated

streetwalker, prostitute (a woman who sells sex, especially one who looks for clients on the streets)


prostitūta

prostitūta (nominative singular)
prostitūtas (nominative plural)
prostitūtas (genitive singular)
prostitūtu (genitive plural)
prostitūtai (dative singular)
prostitūtām (dative plural)
prostitūtu (accusative singular)
prostitūtas (accusative plural)
prostitūtu (instrumental singular)
prostitūtām (instrumental plural)
prostitūtā (locative singular)
prostitūtās (locative plural)
prostitūta (singular vocative)
prostitūtas (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin prōstituta, the feminine form of prōstitutus, past participle of prōstituō, from pro- (“for, before”) + statuō (“to set up, to erect”).

prefix

Raskoļņikovs sastapās ar Marmeladovu, klausījās viņa dzīves stāstu, uzzināja, ka viņa meita, lai glābtu ģimeni, kļuvusi par prostitūtu

Raskoļņikovs (Raskolnikov) met with Marmeladov, heard his life story, (and) found out that his (= Marmeladov's) daughter, in order to save (her) family, (had) become a prostitute


administratore

lv-noun

administratore f (5th declension, masculine form: administrators)

administrators (masculine)
administratore (nominative singular)
administratores (nominative plural)
administratores (genitive singular)
administratoru (genitive plural)
administratorei (dative singular)
administratorēm (dative plural)
administratori (accusative singular)
administratores (accusative plural)
administratori (instrumental singular)
administratorēm (instrumental plural)
administratorē (locative singular)
administratorēs (locative plural)
administratore (singular vocative)
administratores (plural vocative)

From administrators (“administrator, manager”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

konkurss: labākā biroja administratore 2015

contest: the best female office manager in 2015

(female) administrator, manager (a female official who performs certain tasks pertaining to the organization and a functioning of an institution)