cars

lv-noun

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

cariene (feminine)
cars (nominative singular)
cari (nominative plural)
caru (accusative singular)
carus (accusative plural)
cara (genitive singular)
caru (genitive plural)
caram (dative singular)
cariem (dative 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)


kalifs

kalifs (nominative singular)
kalifi (nominative plural)
kalifu (accusative singular)
kalifus (accusative plural)
kalifa (genitive singular)
kalifu (genitive plural)
kalifam (dative singular)
kalifiem (dative plural)
kalifu (instrumental singular)
kalifiem (instrumental plural)
kalifā (locative singular)
kalifos (locative plural)
kalifs (singular vocative)
kalifi (plural vocative)


karalis

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

karaliene (feminine)
karalis (nominative singular)
karaļi (nominative plural)
karali (accusative singular)
karaļus (accusative plural)
karaļa (genitive singular)
karaļu (genitive plural)
karalim (dative singular)
karaļiem (dative 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)


konsuls

konsuls (nominative singular)
konsuli (nominative plural)
konsulu (accusative singular)
konsulus (accusative plural)
konsula (genitive singular)
konsulu (genitive plural)
konsulam (dative singular)
konsuliem (dative 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)


faraons

faraons (nominative singular)
faraoni (nominative plural)
faraonu (accusative singular)
faraonus (accusative plural)
faraona (genitive singular)
faraonu (genitive plural)
faraonam (dative singular)
faraoniem (dative plural)
faraonu (instrumental singular)
faraoniem (instrumental plural)
faraonā (locative singular)
faraonos (locative plural)
faraon (singular vocative)
faraoni (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”).

der

pharaoh (a supreme ruler in Ancient Egypt)


kareivis

kareivis (nominative singular)
kareivji (nominative plural)
kareivi (accusative singular)
kareivjus (accusative plural)
kareivja (genitive singular)
kareivju (genitive plural)
kareivim (dative singular)
kareivjiem (dative plural)
kareivi (instrumental singular)
kareivjiem (instrumental plural)
kareivī (locative singular)
kareivjos (locative plural)
kareivi (singular vocative)
kareivji (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Lithuanian kareĩvis, introduced into Latvian by Juris Alunāns. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it meant mostly “warrior” (like German Krieger), after which it became increasingly used in the sense of “soldier” (previously expressed only by the Germanism zaldāts).

mākslas kritiķis ir kareivis, kas cīnās par mākslas progresu

the art critic is a soldier who fights for the progress of art

(figuratively) soldier, fighter (for a cause, ideal, etc.)


karavīrs

karavīrs (nominative singular)
karavīri (nominative plural)
karavīru (accusative singular)
karavīrus (accusative plural)
karavīra (genitive singular)
karavīru (genitive plural)
karavīram (dative singular)
karavīriem (dative plural)
karavīru (instrumental singular)
karavīriem (instrumental plural)
karavīrā (locative singular)
karavīros (locative plural)
karavīr (singular vocative)
karavīri (plural vocative)

From kara (“war[gen.]”) + vīrs (“man”), first mentioned in 17th-century sources.

karavīru ierinda

kļūt par karavīru

atvaļināts karavīrs

karavīru ietērps

karavīru pienākumi

soldier (a person serving in the armed forces)


karaliene

lv-noun

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

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

skaistuma karaliene

sporta karaliene

dziedoņu karaliene: lakstīgala

the queen of singers (= songbirds): the nightingale

queen (the most important, influential or outstanding woman or female being in a group)


cariene

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

cars (masculine)
cariene (nominative singular)
carienes (nominative plural)
carieni (accusative singular)
carienes (accusative plural)
carienes (genitive singular)
carieņu (genitive plural)
carienei (dative singular)
carienēm (dative 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


imperatrise

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

imperators (masculine)
imperatrise (nominative singular)
imperatrises (nominative plural)
imperatrisi (accusative singular)
imperatrises (accusative plural)
imperatrises (genitive singular)
imperatrišu (genitive plural)
imperatrisei (dative singular)
imperatrisēm (dative 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)


imperators

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

imperators (canonical masculine)
imperatrise (canonical)
imperatore (feminine)
imperators (nominative singular)
imperatori (nominative plural)
imperatoru (accusative singular)
imperatorus (accusative plural)
imperatora (genitive singular)
imperatoru (genitive plural)
imperatoram (dative singular)
imperatoriem (dative 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)


emīrs

emīrs (nominative singular)
emīri (nominative plural)
emīru (accusative singular)
emīrus (accusative plural)
emīra (genitive singular)
emīru (genitive plural)
emīram (dative singular)
emīriem (dative plural)
emīru (instrumental singular)
emīriem (instrumental plural)
emīrā (locative singular)
emīros (locative plural)
emīr (singular vocative)
emīri (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Buhāras emīrs

iegūt emīra titulu

līdz slimnīcas atklāšanai Buhārā bija tikai pieci ārsti, pie kam trīs no tiem rūpējās par pašu emīru un viņa tuviniekiem

until the opening of the hospital in Bukhara there were only five doctors, of which three cared for the emir and his relatives

emir (a prince, commander or ruler in an Islamic country)


sultāns

sultāns (nominative singular)
sultāni (nominative plural)
sultānu (accusative singular)
sultānus (accusative plural)
sultāna (genitive singular)
sultānu (genitive plural)
sultānam (dative singular)
sultāniem (dative plural)
sultānu (instrumental singular)
sultāniem (instrumental plural)
sultānā (locative singular)
sultānos (locative plural)
sultān (singular vocative)
sultāni (plural vocative)

Via other European languages (compare French sultan, German Sultan), ultimately borrowed from Turkish sultan, itself from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), apparently from Aramaic [script needed] (šultānā, “strength, power, authority”).

der

sultāna pils

Osmaņu impērijas sultāns

tas notika toreiz, kad es viesojos pie turku sultāna

this happened at the time when I was visiting the Turkish Sultan

sultan (hereditary ruler in certain Muslim states called sultanates)


šahs

šahs (nominative singular)
šahi (nominative plural)
šahu (accusative singular)
šahus (accusative plural)
šaha (genitive singular)
šahu (genitive plural)
šaham (dative singular)
šahiem (dative plural)
šahu (instrumental singular)
šahiem (instrumental plural)
šahā (locative singular)
šahos (locative plural)
šah (singular vocative)
šahi (plural vocative)

Ultimately from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).


prezidente

lv-noun

prezidente f (5th declension, masculine form: prezidents)

prezidents (masculine)
prezidente (nominative singular)
prezidentes (nominative plural)
prezidenti (accusative singular)
prezidentes (accusative plural)
prezidentes (genitive singular)
prezidenšu (genitive plural)
prezidentei (dative singular)
prezidentēm (dative plural)
prezidenti (instrumental singular)
prezidentēm (instrumental plural)
prezidentē (locative singular)
prezidentēs (locative plural)
prezidente (singular vocative)
prezidentes (plural vocative)

president, female equivalent of prezidents


prezidents

prezidents m (1st declension, feminine form: prezidente)

prezidente (feminine)
prezidents (nominative singular)
prezidenti (nominative plural)
prezidentu (accusative singular)
prezidentus (accusative plural)
prezidenta (genitive singular)
prezidentu (genitive plural)
prezidentam (dative singular)
prezidentiem (dative plural)
prezidentu (instrumental singular)
prezidentiem (instrumental plural)
prezidentā (locative singular)
prezidentos (locative plural)
prezident (singular vocative)
prezidenti (plural vocative)


monarhs

monarhs (nominative singular)
monarhi (nominative plural)
monarhu (accusative singular)
monarhus (accusative plural)
monarha (genitive singular)
monarhu (genitive plural)
monarham (dative singular)
monarhiem (dative plural)
monarhu (instrumental singular)
monarhiem (instrumental plural)
monarhā (locative singular)
monarhos (locative plural)
monarh (singular vocative)
monarhi (plural vocative)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).