slepkavot

slepkavot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present slepkavoju, slepkavo, slepkavo, past slepkavoju)

conjugation (second-person)
slepkavoju (present)
slepkavo (present)
slepkavoju (past)
slepkavoju (first-person indicative present singular)
slepkavoju (first-person indicative past singular)
slepkavošu (first-person future indicative singular)
slepkavo (indicative present second-person singular)
slepkavoji (indicative past second-person singular)
slepkavosi (future indicative second-person singular)
slepkavo (imperative second-person singular)
slepkavo (indicative present singular third-person)
slepkavoja (indicative past singular third-person)
slepkavos (future indicative singular third-person)
lai slepkavo (imperative singular third-person)
slepkavojam (first-person indicative plural present)
slepkavojām (first-person indicative past plural)
slepkavosim (first-person future indicative plural)
slepkavosim (first-person imperative plural)
slepkavojat (indicative plural present second-person)
slepkavojāt (indicative past plural second-person)
slepkavosiet (future indicative plural second-person)
slepkavosit (future indicative plural second-person)
slepkavojiet (imperative plural second-person)
slepkavo (indicative plural present third-person)
slepkavoja (indicative past plural third-person)
slepkavos (future indicative plural third-person)
lai slepkavo (imperative plural third-person)
slepkavojot (present renarrative)
slepkavojošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot slepkavojis (past renarrative)
slepkavodams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
slepkavošot (future renarrative)
slepkavojot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai slepkavojot (imperative)
slepkavojam (active participle participle-4 present)
slepkavojis (active participle past)
slepkavotu (conditional present)
slepkavojams (participle passive present)
būtu slepkavojis (conditional past)
slepkavots (participle passive past)
jāslepkavo (debitive indicative)
būt jāslepkavo (debitive indicative)
slepkavot (infinitive)
esot jāslepkavo (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
neslepkavot (infinitive negative)
jāslepkavojot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
slepkavošana (noun-from-verb)

From slepkava (“killer, murderer”), made into a regular 2nd-declension verb.

iebrūkot vācu fašistiem, bijušais policists tūlīt meklēja krūmos iesviesto šauteni un sāka slepkavot cilvēkus

(after) the invasion of the German fascists, an ex-police officer immediately went for his gun, hidden in the bushes, and began to murder people

vergu tirgotājs rīkojās ārkārtīgi nežēlīgi un bieži pats slepkavoja gūstekņus, lai iedvestu šausmas plašā apgabalā

the slave trader acted extremely brutally and even often murdered prisoners to instill horror in a wide area


znots

znots (nominative singular)
znoti (nominative plural)
znota (genitive singular)
znotu (genitive plural)
znotam (dative singular)
znotiem (dative plural)
znotu (accusative singular)
znotus (accusative plural)
znotu (instrumental singular)
znotiem (instrumental plural)
znotā (locative singular)
znotos (locative plural)
znot (singular vocative)
znoti (plural vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, *ǵnō-, *ǵneh₃- (“to know, to recognize”) (whence also zināt, q.v.), possibly of the same origin as *ǵenh₁- (“to create, to generate”) (> “to give birth”, “to have/be a relative”). The initial meaning of znots was apparently “(new) relative”, “man who married into the family/clan”, from which it was restricted to “son-in-law” (note that an 18th-century source still had it as “brother-in-law”). Cognates include Lithuanian žéntas (“son-in-law”), Proto-Slavic *zętь (Old Church Slavonic зѧть (zętĭ), Russian зять (zjatʹ), Belarusian зяць (zjacʹ), Bulgarian зет (zet), Czech zeť, Polish zięć), Sanskrit ज्ञाति (jñatí, “relative”), Ancient Greek γνωστός (gnōstós, “blood relative, brother”).

cog

māte ar sirdi un prātu znota pusē

the mother (was) with heart and soul on (her) son-in-law's side

viņš taču ir un paliek meitas vīrs un viņas mātes znots

but he is and reamins (that) daughter's husband and her mother's son-in-law

par to es gribētu ar jums parunāties, kā znots ar sievasmāti!

I would like to talk to you about that, as a son-in-law to (his) mother-in-law


irānietis

lv-noun

irānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

irāniete (feminine)
irānietis (nominative singular)
irānieši (nominative plural)
irānieša (genitive singular)
irāniešu (genitive plural)
irānietim (dative singular)
irāniešiem (dative plural)
irānieti (accusative singular)
irāniešus (accusative plural)
irānieti (instrumental singular)
irāniešiem (instrumental plural)
irānietī (locative singular)
irāniešos (locative plural)
irānieti (singular vocative)
irānieši (plural vocative)

irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievas

an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife

irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē

the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend

an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent


irāniete

irāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: irānietis or irānis)

irānietis (masculine)
irānis (masculine)
irāniete (nominative singular)
irānietes (nominative plural)
irānietes (genitive singular)
irāniešu (genitive plural)
irānietei (dative singular)
irānietēm (dative plural)
irānieti (accusative singular)
irānietes (accusative plural)
irānieti (instrumental singular)
irānietēm (instrumental plural)
irānietē (locative singular)
irānietēs (locative plural)
irāniete (singular vocative)
irānietes (plural vocative)

From Irāna (“Iran”) + -iete, or irānietis (“Iranian”) + -e (“fem.”).

pirmā irāniete Āzijas čempionātā

the first Iranian woman in the Asian championship

a (female) Iranian, a woman from Iran or of Iranian descent


irānis

irānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

irāniete (feminine)
irānis (nominative singular)
irāņi (nominative plural)
irāņa (genitive singular)
irāņu (genitive plural)
irānim (dative singular)
irāņiem (dative plural)
irāni (accusative singular)
irāņus (accusative plural)
irāni (instrumental singular)
irāņiem (instrumental plural)
irānī (locative singular)
irāņos (locative plural)
irāni (singular vocative)
irāņi (plural vocative)

From Irāna (“Iran”), made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is).

irāņu valodas

irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs Džobrani

(genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages


katarietis

katarietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: katariete)

katariete (feminine)
katarietis (nominative singular)
katarieši (nominative plural)
katarieša (genitive singular)
katariešu (genitive plural)
katarietim (dative singular)
katariešiem (dative plural)
katarieti (accusative singular)
katariešus (accusative plural)
katarieti (instrumental singular)
katariešiem (instrumental plural)
katarietī (locative singular)
katariešos (locative plural)
katarieti (singular vocative)
katarieši (plural vocative)

katarietis Nasers Al-Atija nevar startēt savu “Ford Fiesta WRC” automašīnu

the Qatari (man) Naser Al-Atija could not start his “Ford Fiesta WRC” car

katarieši lūdz Allāhu sūtīt pār zemi lietu

Qatari (people) ask Allah to send rain to the land

a Qatari man, a man from Qatar or of Qatari descent


katariete

katariete f (5th declension, masculine form: katarietis)

katarietis (masculine)
katariete (nominative singular)
katarietes (nominative plural)
katarietes (genitive singular)
katariešu (genitive plural)
katarietei (dative singular)
katarietēm (dative plural)
katarieti (accusative singular)
katarietes (accusative plural)
katarieti (instrumental singular)
katarietēm (instrumental plural)
katarietē (locative singular)
katarietēs (locative plural)
katariete (singular vocative)
katarietes (plural vocative)

From Katara (“Qatar”) + -iete, or katarietis (“Qatari”) + -e (“fem.”).

katariete Nada Zaidana

katariete pie datora

a (female) Qatari, a woman from Qatar or of Qatari descent


universitāte

universitāte (nominative singular)
universitātes (nominative plural)
universitātes (genitive singular)
universitāšu (genitive plural)
universitātei (dative singular)
universitātēm (dative plural)
universitāti (accusative singular)
universitātes (accusative plural)
universitāti (instrumental singular)
universitātēm (instrumental plural)
universitātē (locative singular)
universitātēs (locative plural)
universitāte (singular vocative)
universitātes (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Late Latin ūniversitās (“university”), accusative form ūniversitātem, adapted to Latvian patterns ( + -itāte).

Latvijas Universitāte

universitātes rektors

universitātes studenti

universitātes fakultātes

universitātes izglītība

universitātes diploms

tehniskā universitāte

university, college (important institution of higher education, usually consisting of several faculties)


skolēns

skolēns (nominative singular)
skolēni (nominative plural)
skolēna (genitive singular)
skolēnu (genitive plural)
skolēnam (dative singular)
skolēniem (dative plural)
skolēnu (accusative singular)
skolēnus (accusative plural)
skolēnu (instrumental singular)
skolēniem (instrumental plural)
skolēnā (locative singular)
skolēnos (locative plural)
skolēn (singular vocative)
skolēni (plural vocative)

From skola (“school”) + -ēns. Introduced into the literary language alongside its synonym skolnieks in the 19th century.

pamatskolas skolēns

jaunāko klašu skolēni

septītās klases skolēni

skolēna dienas režīms

skolēnu formas tērpi

noteikumi skolēniem

skolēnu dziesmu un deju svētki

youth (lit. students') song and dance festival

tā bija man mīļākā priekšmeta: matemātikas stunda, un skolotājs man, tāpat kā visiem skolēniem, ļoti patika

that was my favorite subject: the mathematics class, and I, like all students, quite liked the teacher

schoolchild, pupil, student (a child or teenager that goes to school)


jokot

head

jokot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present jokoju, joko, joko, past jokoju)

conjugation (second-person)
jokoju (present)
joko (present)
jokoju (past)
jokoju (first-person indicative present singular)
jokoju (first-person indicative past singular)
jokošu (first-person future indicative singular)
joko (indicative present second-person singular)
jokoji (indicative past second-person singular)
jokosi (future indicative second-person singular)
joko (imperative second-person singular)
joko (indicative present singular third-person)
jokoja (indicative past singular third-person)
jokos (future indicative singular third-person)
lai joko (imperative singular third-person)
jokojam (first-person indicative plural present)
jokojām (first-person indicative past plural)
jokosim (first-person future indicative plural)
jokosim (first-person imperative plural)
jokojat (indicative plural present second-person)
jokojāt (indicative past plural second-person)
jokosiet (future indicative plural second-person)
jokosit (future indicative plural second-person)
jokojiet (imperative plural second-person)
joko (indicative plural present third-person)
jokoja (indicative past plural third-person)
jokos (future indicative plural third-person)
lai joko (imperative plural third-person)
jokojot (present renarrative)
jokojošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot jokojis (past renarrative)
jokodams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
jokošot (future renarrative)
jokojot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai jokojot (imperative)
jokojam (active participle participle-4 present)
jokojis (active participle past)
jokotu (conditional present)
būtu jokojis (conditional past)
jājoko (debitive indicative)
būt jājoko (debitive indicative)
jokot (infinitive)
esot jājoko (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
nejokot (infinitive negative)
jājokojot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
jokošana (noun-from-verb)

From the same stem as joks (“joke”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb stem (ending -ot). First attested in 18th-century sources.

viņš mēdz jokot

viņš centās jokot, bet pats apjauta, ka joks nav izdevies

he tried to joke, but realized himself that the joke had failed

to joke, to jest, to make fun of something (to say or do something in order to amuse, to cause laughter)


jocīgs

jocīgs (definite jocīgais, comparative jocīgāks, superlative visjocīgākais, adverb jocīgi)

jocīgais (definite)
jocīgāks (comparative)
visjocīgākais (superlative)
jocīgi (adverb)
jocīgs (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
jocīgi (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
jocīga (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
jocīgas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
jocīga (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
jocīgu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
jocīgas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
jocīgu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
jocīgam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
jocīgiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
jocīgai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
jocīgām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
jocīgu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
jocīgus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
jocīgu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
jocīgas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
jocīgu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
jocīgiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
jocīgu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
jocīgām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
jocīgā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
jocīgos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
jocīgā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
jocīgās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From joks (“joke”) + -īgs, with k > c via palatalization.

jocīgs stāsts

jocīga dziesma

tēvs bija mācījis: ja tev nāk raudiens, tad lūko iedomāties kaut ko jocīgu

father had learned: if you feel like crying, then try to think of something funny

funny, humorous (such that it makes one laugh, feel merry)


vainīgs

vainīgs (definite vainīgais, comparative vainīgāks, superlative visvainīgākais, adverb vainīgi)

vainīgais (definite)
vainīgāks (comparative)
visvainīgākais (superlative)
vainīgi (adverb)
vainīgs (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
vainīgi (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
vainīga (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
vainīgas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
vainīga (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
vainīgu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
vainīgas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
vainīgu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
vainīgam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
vainīgiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
vainīgai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
vainīgām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
vainīgu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
vainīgus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
vainīgu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
vainīgas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
vainīgu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
vainīgiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
vainīgu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
vainīgām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
vainīgā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
vainīgos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
vainīgā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
vainīgās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

saukt vainīgos pie atbildības

iesūdzēt vainīgo tiesā

vainīgie saņēma sodu

bez vainas vainīgais

culprit without guilt (i.e., an innocent man who was considered guilty)

(definite form) culprit, perpetrator (person guilty of something)


vainīgums

vainīgums (nominative singular)
vainīguma (genitive singular)
vainīgumam (dative singular)
vainīgumu (accusative singular)
vainīgumu (instrumental singular)
vainīgumā (locative singular)
vainīgum (singular vocative)

From vainīgs (“guilty”) + -ums (with vainīgs from vaina (“guilt”) + -īgs).

vainīguma prezumpcija

noziedzīga nodarījuma subjekts un vainīgums krimināltiesībās

the subject of a criminal offense and guiltiness in criminal law

guilt, guiltiness, culpability, blameworthiness (the quality or state of one who is guilty)


vainība

vainība (nominative singular)
vainības (genitive singular)
vainībai (dative singular)
vainību (accusative singular)
vainību (instrumental singular)
vainībā (locative singular)
vainība (singular vocative)

88% amerikāņu ir par vainības prezumpciju

88% of Americans are in favor of the presumption of guilt, of culpability

ja jūs tiešām viens otru mīlat, tad kāda vainība vai nevainība nevar būt šķērslis

if you really love each other, then culpability or innocence cannot be obstacle(s)


nevainīgs

nevainīgs (definite nevainīgais, comparative nevainīgāks, superlative visnevainīgākais, adverb nevainīgi)

nevainīgais (definite)
nevainīgāks (comparative)
visnevainīgākais (superlative)
nevainīgi (adverb)
nevainīgs (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
nevainīgi (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
nevainīga (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
nevainīgas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
nevainīga (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
nevainīgu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
nevainīgas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
nevainīgu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
nevainīgam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
nevainīgiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
nevainīgai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
nevainīgām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
nevainīgu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
nevainīgus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
nevainīgu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
nevainīgas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
nevainīgu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
nevainīgiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
nevainīgu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
nevainīgām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
nevainīgā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
nevainīgos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
nevainīgā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
nevainīgās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From ne- + vainīgs (“guilty”) (with vainīgs from vaina (“guilt”) + -īgs).

viņš ir nevainīgs šajā lietā

jauns vēl bija un skaists grāfs Plāters... / kad bija jāmirst nevainīgam, / uzņemoties cita vainu

still young and handsome was Count Plāters... when he had to die innocent, taking another man's guilt

innocent, not guilty (who is not at fault, who has not done anything wrong)

nevainīga meitene

Azanda izskatījās jauna, jauka un tīra kā nevainīga meitene

Azanda looked young, nice and clean (= pure) like a virgin (lit. innocent) girl

virgin (who has not had sex yet, who is not informed about sex and sexuality)


nevainība

nevainība (nominative singular)
nevainības (genitive singular)
nevainībai (dative singular)
nevainību (accusative singular)
nevainību (instrumental singular)
nevainībā (locative singular)
nevainība (singular vocative)

From ne- + vainība (“culpability”) (with vainība from vaina (“guilt”) + -ība).

tiesājamā nevainība

nevainības prezumpcija

pierādīt savu nevainību

atzīt apsūdzēta nevainību

to acknowledge the innocence of the accused

innocence, lack of guilt (the quality or state of one who is innocent, not guilty)


nevainīgums

nevainīgums (nominative singular)
nevainīguma (genitive singular)
nevainīgumam (dative singular)
nevainīgumu (accusative singular)
nevainīgumu (instrumental singular)
nevainīgumā (locative singular)
nevainīgum (singular vocative)

From nevainīgs (“innocent”) + -ums (with nevainīgs from ne- + vainīgs (“guilty”), and vainīgs from vaina (“guilt”) + -īgs).

apsūdzētā nevainīgums

nevainīguma prezumpcija

innocence (the state or quality of one who is innocent, not guilty)


arfa

arfa (nominative singular)
arfas (nominative plural)
arfas (genitive singular)
arfu (genitive plural)
arfai (dative singular)
arfām (dative plural)
arfu (accusative singular)
arfas (accusative plural)
arfu (instrumental singular)
arfām (instrumental plural)
arfā (locative singular)
arfās (locative plural)
arfa (singular vocative)
arfas (plural vocative)


eksistenciālisms

eksistenciālisms (nominative singular)
eksistenciālisma (genitive singular)
eksistenciālismam (dative singular)
eksistenciālismu (accusative singular)
eksistenciālismu (instrumental singular)
eksistenciālismā (locative singular)
eksistenciālism (singular vocative)

A borrowing from some European language (cf. French existentialisme, German Existentialismus), adapted to follow Latvian patterns ( + -isms).

eksistenciālisma ideoloģija

ievērojami eksistenciālisma filozofi

significant philosophers of existentialism

eksistenciālisms atklāti deklarē, ka dziļi zinātniska pasaules izziņa neesot iespējama

existentialism openly declares that a deeply scientific cognition of the world is impossible

(philosophy) existentialism (20th-century philosophical idealist movement based on the uniqueness of every human existence and its freely made self-defining choices)


eksistenciālists

lv-noun

eksistenciālists m (1st declension, feminine form: eksistenciāliste)

eksistenciāliste (feminine)
eksistenciālists (nominative singular)
eksistenciālisti (nominative plural)
eksistenciālista (genitive singular)
eksistenciālistu (genitive plural)
eksistenciālistam (dative singular)
eksistenciālistiem (dative plural)
eksistenciālistu (accusative singular)
eksistenciālistus (accusative plural)
eksistenciālistu (instrumental singular)
eksistenciālistiem (instrumental plural)
eksistenciālistā (locative singular)
eksistenciālistos (locative plural)
eksistenciālist (singular vocative)
eksistenciālisti (plural vocative)

A borrowing from some European language (cf. French existentialiste, German Existentialist), adapted to follow Latvian patterns ( + -ists).

pasaule, pēc eksistenciālistu domām, esot neizprotama, bezjēdzīga, neizzināma

the world, according to the thoughts of the existentialists, is incomprehensible, meaningless, unknowable

(philosophy) (male) existentialist (a supporter or follower of existentialism)


eksistenciāliste

eksistenciāliste f (5th declension, masculine form: eksistenciālists)

eksistenciālists (masculine)
eksistenciāliste (nominative singular)
eksistenciālistes (nominative plural)
eksistenciālistes (genitive singular)
eksistenciālistu (genitive plural)
eksistenciālistei (dative singular)
eksistenciālistēm (dative plural)
eksistenciālisti (accusative singular)
eksistenciālistes (accusative plural)
eksistenciālisti (instrumental singular)
eksistenciālistēm (instrumental plural)
eksistenciālistē (locative singular)
eksistenciālistēs (locative plural)
eksistenciāliste (singular vocative)
eksistenciālistes (plural vocative)

From eksistenciālists (“existentialist”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

Es - eksistenciāliste; dažbrīd esmu aizdomājusies par nāvi...

I (am) a (female) existentialist; I have sometimes thought about death...

(philosophy) (female) existentialist (a supporter or follower of existentialism)


eksistenciālistisks

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eksistenciālistisks (definite eksistenciālistiskais, comparative eksistenciālistiskāks, superlative viseksistenciālistiskākais, adverb eksistenciālistiski)

eksistenciālistiskais (definite)
eksistenciālistiskāks (comparative)
viseksistenciālistiskākais (superlative)
eksistenciālistiski (adverb)
eksistenciālistisks (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
eksistenciālistiski (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
eksistenciālistiska (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
eksistenciālistiskas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
eksistenciālistiska (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
eksistenciālistisku (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
eksistenciālistiskas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
eksistenciālistisku (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
eksistenciālistiskam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
eksistenciālistiskiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
eksistenciālistiskai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
eksistenciālistiskām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
eksistenciālistisku (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
eksistenciālistiskus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
eksistenciālistisku (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
eksistenciālistiskas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
eksistenciālistisku (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
eksistenciālistiskiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
eksistenciālistisku (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
eksistenciālistiskām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
eksistenciālistiskā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
eksistenciālistiskos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
eksistenciālistiskā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
eksistenciālistiskās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From eksistenciālists (“existentialist”) + -isks.

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eksistenciālistisks jautājums

eksistenciālistisks uzskats par Svēto Garu

an existentialist view of the Holy Spirit

(philosophy) existentialist (relating to existentialism, characterized by it)


bahreinietis

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bahreinietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: bahreiniete)

bahreiniete (feminine)
bahreinietis (nominative singular)
bahreinieši (nominative plural)
bahreinieša (genitive singular)
bahreiniešu (genitive plural)
bahreinietim (dative singular)
bahreiniešiem (dative plural)
bahreinieti (accusative singular)
bahreiniešus (accusative plural)
bahreinieti (instrumental singular)
bahreiniešiem (instrumental plural)
bahreinietī (locative singular)
bahreiniešos (locative plural)
bahreinieti (singular vocative)
bahreinieši (plural vocative)

bahreinietis Jusefs Sāds Kamels, kurš vairāk zināms kā spēcīgs 800 m skrējējs, šoreiz startēja 1500 m distancē un sasniedza teicamu rezultātu: 3:32,83

the Bahraini (man) Yusuf Saad Kamel, who is more known as a strong 800m runner, this time participated in the 1500 m race and obtained excellent results: 3:32,83

ar ko bahreinieši un sīrieši sliktāki par Lībijas iedzīvotājiem?

with what (= in what way) are the Bahraini and the Syrians worse than the inhabitants of Libya?

a Bahraini man, a man from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent


bahreiniete

bahreiniete f (5th declension, masculine form: bahreinietis)

bahreinietis (masculine)
bahreiniete (nominative singular)
bahreinietes (nominative plural)
bahreinietes (genitive singular)
bahreiniešu (genitive plural)
bahreinietei (dative singular)
bahreinietēm (dative plural)
bahreinieti (accusative singular)
bahreinietes (accusative plural)
bahreinieti (instrumental singular)
bahreinietēm (instrumental plural)
bahreinietē (locative singular)
bahreinietēs (locative plural)
bahreiniete (singular vocative)
bahreinietes (plural vocative)

From Bahreina (“Bahrain”) + -iete, or bahreinietis (“Bahraini”) + -e (“fem.”).

kāda bahreiniete otrdien laidusi pasaulē sešīšus: četrus zēnus un divas meitenes

a Bahraini woman gave birth on Tuesday to sextuples: four boys and two girls

a (female) Bahraini, a woman from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent


emirāts

emirāts (nominative singular)
emirāti (nominative plural)
emirāta (genitive singular)
emirātu (genitive plural)
emirātam (dative singular)
emirātiem (dative plural)
emirātu (accusative singular)
emirātus (accusative plural)
emirātu (instrumental singular)
emirātiem (instrumental plural)
emirātā (locative singular)
emirātos (locative plural)
emirāt (singular vocative)
emirāti (plural vocative)

A borrowing from some other European language (cf. French émirat, German Emirat); ultimately from the same source as emīrs (“emir”) (q.v.).

Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti

šī slimnīca ar 10 vietām bija pirmā visā Buhāras emirātā

this hospital with 10 places (= beds) was the first in the whole emirate of Bukhara


emīrs

emīrs (nominative singular)
emīri (nominative plural)
emīra (genitive singular)
emīru (genitive plural)
emīram (dative singular)
emīriem (dative plural)
emīru (accusative singular)
emīrus (accusative 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”).

bor

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)


kopmītne

kopmītne (nominative singular)
kopmītnes (nominative plural)
kopmītnes (genitive singular)
kopmītņu (genitive plural)
kopmītnei (dative singular)
kopmītnēm (dative plural)
kopmītni (accusative singular)
kopmītnes (accusative plural)
kopmītni (instrumental singular)
kopmītnēm (instrumental plural)
kopmītnē (locative singular)
kopmītnēs (locative plural)
kopmītne (singular vocative)
kopmītnes (plural vocative)

From kopa (“group”) + mītne (“dwelling”) (with mītne from mist (“to dwell (present stem mīt-)”) + -ne.

suffix

to dwell <small>(present stem mīt-</small>)

studentu kopmītne

kopmītnes komandants

krēslai iestājoties, viņš dodas uz strādnieku kopmītnēm

at dusk, he goes to the workers' dormitories

dormitory, hostel (residence where many people, e.g., students, workers, etc., live together)


pirkums

pirkums (nominative singular)
pirkumi (nominative plural)
pirkuma (genitive singular)
pirkumu (genitive plural)
pirkumam (dative singular)
pirkumiem (dative plural)
pirkumu (accusative singular)
pirkumus (accusative plural)
pirkumu (instrumental singular)
pirkumiem (instrumental plural)
pirkumā (locative singular)
pirkumos (locative plural)
pirkum (singular vocative)
pirkumi (plural vocative)

soma ar pirkumiem

nest smagus pirkumus

samaksāt par pirkumiem

viņa bija nopirkusi vērdiņu plāceni un piedāvāja Mikam pusi no pirkuma

she had bought a Verdin cake and offered Miks half of the purchase

purchase (that which was bought, purchased)


pircējs

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pircējs m (1st declension, feminine form: pircēja)

pircēja (feminine)
pircējs (nominative singular)
pircēji (nominative plural)
pircēja (genitive singular)
pircēju (genitive plural)
pircējam (dative singular)
pircējiem (dative plural)
pircēju (accusative singular)
pircējus (accusative plural)
pircēju (instrumental singular)
pircējiem (instrumental plural)
pircējā (locative singular)
pircējos (locative plural)
pircēj (singular vocative)
pircēji (plural vocative)

From pirk(t) (“to buy”) + -ējs, with k > c via palatalization.

pircēju aizsardzība pret krāpšanu

buyer, customer protection against fraud

pārdevējs vēro, ko veikalā grib atrast pircējs

the salesperson notes what the buyer wants to find in the shop

veikalā jāievēro lietišķa pieklājība un savstarpēja cieņa kā no pircēju, tā pārdevēju puses

in the shop one must observe professional courtesy and mutual respect both from the side of the buyers and from that of the sellers

(male) buyer, customer (a man who buys something)


pircēja

pircēja f (4th declension, masculine form: pircējs)

pircējs (masculine)
pircēja (nominative singular)
pircējas (nominative plural)
pircējas (genitive singular)
pircēju (genitive plural)
pircējai (dative singular)
pircējām (dative plural)
pircēju (accusative singular)
pircējas (accusative plural)
pircēju (instrumental singular)
pircējām (instrumental plural)
pircējā (locative singular)
pircējās (locative plural)
pircēja (singular vocative)
pircējas (plural vocative)

From pirk(t) (“to buy”) + -ēja, or pircējs (“buyer, customer”) + -a (“fem.”).

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8.martā “Maxima” sveica savas pircējas ar pavasarīgajām tulpēm

on March 8 (women's day) the “Maxima” (supermarket) greets their female customers with spring tulips

(female) buyer, customer (a woman who buys something)


jemenietis

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jemenietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: jemeniete)

jemeniete (feminine)
jemenietis (nominative singular)
jemenieši (nominative plural)
jemenieša (genitive singular)
jemeniešu (genitive plural)
jemenietim (dative singular)
jemeniešiem (dative plural)
jemenieti (accusative singular)
jemeniešus (accusative plural)
jemenieti (instrumental singular)
jemeniešiem (instrumental plural)
jemenietī (locative singular)
jemeniešos (locative plural)
jemenieti (singular vocative)
jemenieši (plural vocative)

jemenietis nolaupa septiņus itāļu tūristus

a Yemeni (man) kidnapped seven Italian tourists

jemenieši cenšas ieņemt ASV vēstniecību

Yemeni (people) try to occupy the USA embassy

a Yemeni man, a man from Yemen or of Yemeni descent

jemeniešu sievietes publiski sadedzina tradicionālos lakatus

Yemeni women burn traditional headscarves in public

(genitive plural): Yemeni, pertaining to Yemen and its people


jemeniete

jemeniete f (5th declension, masculine form: jemenietis)

jemenietis (masculine)
jemeniete (nominative singular)
jemenietes (nominative plural)
jemenietes (genitive singular)
jemeniešu (genitive plural)
jemenietei (dative singular)
jemenietēm (dative plural)
jemenieti (accusative singular)
jemenietes (accusative plural)
jemenieti (instrumental singular)
jemenietēm (instrumental plural)
jemenietē (locative singular)
jemenietēs (locative plural)
jemeniete (singular vocative)
jemenietes (plural vocative)

From Jemena (“Yemen”) + -iete, or jemenietis (“Yemeni”) + -e (“fem.”).

jemenietes demonstrē tautiskos tērpus pirmajā modes skatē, kas šā gada 31. jūlijā notika Jemenas galvaspilsētā Sanā

Yemeni women show folk costumes in the first fashion show, which happened on July 31st this year in Yemen's capital Sanaa

a (female) Yemeni, a woman from Yemen or of Yemen descent


aknas

aknas (nominative plural)
aknu (genitive plural)
aknām (dative plural)
aknas (accusative plural)
aknām (instrumental plural)
aknās (locative plural)
aknas (plural vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *yeknā-, *yaknā-, from the genitive form *yekʷ-né-s of Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (“liver”), an old, n/r-alternating stem. Cognates include Lithuanian jẽknos, dialectal ãknos, Old Prussian lagno (apparently a misspelled iagno), Sanskrit यकृत् (yakṛt) (genitive यक्नः (yaknáḥ)) Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) (genitive ἧπατος (hêpatos)), Latin iecur.

aknu slimības

aknu uztūkums

aknu funkcijas

kuņģa tuvumā ir aknas ar žultspūsli

in the vicinity of the stomach are (situated) the liver with (= and) the gall bladder

aknām ir izcila nozīme visdažādākos organisma vielmaiņas procesos

the liver has great importance in a variety of metabolic processes in the body

(anatomy) liver (internal organ of humans and animals, gland that produces bile)


iekšas

iekšas (nominative plural)
iekšu (genitive plural)
iekšām (dative plural)
iekšas (accusative plural)
iekšām (instrumental plural)
iekšās (locative plural)
iekšas (plural vocative)

cūku iekšas

izņemt zivīm iekšas

iekšu tauki

iekšās sāp

pēc nomērcēšanas siļķes notīra, nogriež galvu, asti, pārgriež vēderu un izņem iekšas

after soaking, one cleans the herrings, one cuts off their head, tails, one cuts their belly open and removes their guts

(anatomy) guts, entrails (the internal organs of animals or humans)


uzbeku valoda

uzbeku valoda (nominative singular)
uzbeku valodas (genitive singular)
uzbeku valodai (dative singular)
uzbeku valodu (accusative singular)
uzbeku valodu (instrumental singular)
uzbeku valodā (locative singular)
uzbeku valoda (singular vocative)

Uzbek language (lit. language of the Uzbeks)


uzbekiete

uzbekiete f (5th declension, masculine form: uzbeks)

uzbeks (masculine)
uzbekiete (nominative singular)
uzbekietes (nominative plural)
uzbekietes (genitive singular)
uzbekiešu (genitive plural)
uzbekietei (dative singular)
uzbekietēm (dative plural)
uzbekieti (accusative singular)
uzbekietes (accusative plural)
uzbekieti (instrumental singular)
uzbekietēm (instrumental plural)
uzbekietē (locative singular)
uzbekietēs (locative plural)
uzbekiete (singular vocative)
uzbekietes (plural vocative)

pirms dažiem mēnešiem 24 gadus vecā uzbekiete Saodata Rahimbajeva laida pasaulē dēliņu Ibrohimu

a few months ago the 24-year-old Uzbek woman Saodata Rahimbayeva gave birth to her little son Ibrohim

a (female) Uzbek, a woman from Uzbekistan or of Uzbek descent


omāniete

omāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: omānietis)

omānietis (masculine)
omāniete (nominative singular)
omānietes (nominative plural)
omānietes (genitive singular)
omāniešu (genitive plural)
omānietei (dative singular)
omānietēm (dative plural)
omānieti (accusative singular)
omānietes (accusative plural)
omānieti (instrumental singular)
omānietēm (instrumental plural)
omānietē (locative singular)
omānietēs (locative plural)
omāniete (singular vocative)
omānietes (plural vocative)

From Omāna (“Oman”) + -iete, or omānietis (“Omani”) + -e (“fem.”).

Habiba – omāniete, kas pievienojās mūsu kompānijai

Habiba is an Omanian woman who joined our group

a (female) Omani, a woman from Oman or of Omani descent


omānietis

omānietis m (1st declension, feminine form: omāniete)

omāniete (feminine)
omānietis (nominative singular)
omānieši (nominative plural)
omānieša (genitive singular)
omāniešu (genitive plural)
omānietim (dative singular)
omāniešiem (dative plural)
omānieti (accusative singular)
omāniešus (accusative plural)
omānieti (instrumental singular)
omāniešiem (instrumental plural)
omānietī (locative singular)
omāniešos (locative plural)
omānieti (singular vocative)
omānieši (plural vocative)

omāniešu sievietes

omāniešu tēja

omāniešu galvassegas

(genitive plural) Uzbek, pertaining to Uzbekistan and its people


sultanāts

sultanāts (nominative singular)
sultanāti (nominative plural)
sultanāta (genitive singular)
sultanātu (genitive plural)
sultanātam (dative singular)
sultanātiem (dative plural)
sultanātu (accusative singular)
sultanātus (accusative plural)
sultanātu (instrumental singular)
sultanātiem (instrumental plural)
sultanātā (locative singular)
sultanātos (locative plural)
sultanāt (singular vocative)
sultanāti (plural vocative)

A borrowing from some other European language (cf. French sultanat, German Sultanat); ultimately from the same source as sultāns (“sultan”) (q.v.).

Omānas sultanāts


sultāns

sultāns (nominative singular)
sultāni (nominative plural)
sultāna (genitive singular)
sultānu (genitive plural)
sultānam (dative singular)
sultāniem (dative plural)
sultānu (accusative singular)
sultānus (accusative 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)


skūpstīt

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skūpstīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present skūpstu, skūpsti, skūpsta, past skūpstīju)

conjugation (third-person)
skūpstu (present)
skūpsti (present)
skūpsta (present)
skūpstīju (past)
skūpstu (first-person indicative present singular)
skūpstīju (first-person indicative past singular)
skūpstīšu (first-person future indicative singular)
skūpsti (indicative present second-person singular)
skūpstīji (indicative past second-person singular)
skūpstīsi (future indicative second-person singular)
skūpsti (imperative second-person singular)
skūpsta (indicative present singular third-person)
skūpstīja (indicative past singular third-person)
skūpstīs (future indicative singular third-person)
lai skūpsta (imperative singular third-person)
skūpstām (first-person indicative plural present)
skūpstījām (first-person indicative past plural)
skūpstīsim (first-person future indicative plural)
skūpstīsim (first-person imperative plural)
skūpstāt (indicative plural present second-person)
skūpstījāt (indicative past plural second-person)
skūpstīsiet (future indicative plural second-person)
skūpstīsit (future indicative plural second-person)
skūpstiet (imperative plural second-person)
skūpsta (indicative plural present third-person)
skūpstīja (indicative past plural third-person)
skūpstīs (future indicative plural third-person)
lai skūpsta (imperative plural third-person)
skūpstot (present renarrative)
skūpstošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot skūpstījis (past renarrative)
skūpstīdams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
skūpstīšot (future renarrative)
skūpstot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai skūpstot (imperative)
skūpstām (active participle participle-4 present)
skūpstījis (active participle past)
skūpstītu (conditional present)
skūpstāms (participle passive present)
būtu skūpstījis (conditional past)
skūpstīts (participle passive past)
jāskūpsta (debitive indicative)
būt jāskūpsta (debitive indicative)
skūpstīt (infinitive)
esot jāskūpsta (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
neskūpstīt (infinitive negative)
jāskūpstot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
skūpstīšana (noun-from-verb)

From sūkstīt (“to suck repeatedly”), the iterative form of sūkt (“to suck”) (q.v.), via metathesis of k and ū and epenthesis of p, perhaps dissimilated from a previous k (sūkstīt > *skūstīt > *skūkstīt > skūpstīt). A verb skūstīties (“to flirt with a woman”) is attested in 19th-century texts. Note, however, that alongside sūkstīties, skūstīties there is also a dialectal variant sūpstīties; the standard form skūpstīt might therefore result from the merging or contamination of both stems sūkstīt and sūpstīt. In some dialects, the original meaning “to suck repeatedly” can still be found (skūpstīt sukura graudu “to suck a sugar cube”). (Lithuanian dialectal skupstýti (“to kiss”) is probably a borrowing from Latvian.)

skūpstīt bērnu

skūpstīt mātei roku

skūpstīt (kādu) uz pieres, uz vaigiem, uz lūpām

to kiss (someone) on the forehead, on the cheeks, on the lips

Es tevi skūpstīt drīkstu vien uz vaiga

zvērēt padevību, skūpstot kunga roku, kājas, piedurkni

to swear devotion (by) kissing the lord's hand, feet, sleeve

to kiss (to touch with one's lips, in order to show love, friendship, or respect, devotion)


skūpsts

skūpsts (nominative singular)
skūpsti (nominative plural)
skūpsta (genitive singular)
skūpstu (genitive plural)
skūpstam (dative singular)
skūpstiem (dative plural)
skūpstu (accusative singular)
skūpstus (accusative plural)
skūpstu (instrumental singular)
skūpstiem (instrumental plural)
skūpstā (locative singular)
skūpstos (locative plural)
skūpst (singular vocative)
skūpsti (plural vocative)

From the same stem as the verb skūpstīt (“to kiss”) (q.v.), made into a masculine first-declension noun; probably a back-formation.

viegls skūpsts

vēss skūpsts

draudzīgs skūpsts

karsts skūpsts

kvēls, kaislīgs skūpsts

mainīt skūpstus

tajā vakarā viņš izprata, kas ir mīļotas meitenes skūpsts

that night he understood what is the kiss of a beloved girl

Justs acumirklī apklusināja Skaidrīti ar skūpstu

Justs instantly silenced Skaidrīte with a kiss

kiss (a touch with the lips, used to express love, friendship, respect, devotion)


bučot

bučot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present bučoju, bučo, bučo, past bučoju)

conjugation (second-person)
bučoju (present)
bučo (present)
bučoju (past)
bučoju (first-person indicative present singular)
bučoju (first-person indicative past singular)
bučošu (first-person future indicative singular)
bučo (indicative present second-person singular)
bučoji (indicative past second-person singular)
bučosi (future indicative second-person singular)
bučo (imperative second-person singular)
bučo (indicative present singular third-person)
bučoja (indicative past singular third-person)
bučos (future indicative singular third-person)
lai bučo (imperative singular third-person)
bučojam (first-person indicative plural present)
bučojām (first-person indicative past plural)
bučosim (first-person future indicative plural)
bučosim (first-person imperative plural)
bučojat (indicative plural present second-person)
bučojāt (indicative past plural second-person)
bučosiet (future indicative plural second-person)
bučosit (future indicative plural second-person)
bučojiet (imperative plural second-person)
bučo (indicative plural present third-person)
bučoja (indicative past plural third-person)
bučos (future indicative plural third-person)
lai bučo (imperative plural third-person)
bučojot (present renarrative)
bučojošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot bučojis (past renarrative)
bučodams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
bučošot (future renarrative)
bučojot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai bučojot (imperative)
bučojam (active participle participle-4 present)
bučojis (active participle past)
bučotu (conditional present)
bučojams (participle passive present)
būtu bučojis (conditional past)
bučots (participle passive past)
jābučo (debitive indicative)
būt jābučo (debitive indicative)
bučot (infinitive)
esot jābučo (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
nebučot (infinitive negative)
jābučojot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
bučošana (noun-from-verb)

From the same stem as buča (“kiss”), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -ot).

sieva sagrāba viņu un sāka izstieptām lūpām bučot uz vaiga, acīm, deguna

the wife grabbed him and started kissing with stretched lips on his cheeks, eyes, nose

šņukstēdama tad māte nokrita pie gultas... bučoja man degošos vaigus un pieri

sobbing, mother fell near the bed... (she) kissed my burning cheeks and forehead

(colloquial) to kiss (to touch with the lips, in order to show love, friendship, respect, devotion)


nāvēt

nāvēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present nāvēju, nāvē, nāvē, past nāvēju)

conjugation (second-person)
nāvēju (present)
nāvē (present)
nāvēju (past)
nāvēju (first-person indicative present singular)
nāvēju (first-person indicative past singular)
nāvēšu (first-person future indicative singular)
nāvē (indicative present second-person singular)
nāvēji (indicative past second-person singular)
nāvēsi (future indicative second-person singular)
nāvē (imperative second-person singular)
nāvē (indicative present singular third-person)
nāvēja (indicative past singular third-person)
nāvēs (future indicative singular third-person)
lai nāvē (imperative singular third-person)
nāvējam (first-person indicative plural present)
nāvējām (first-person indicative past plural)
nāvēsim (first-person future indicative plural)
nāvēsim (first-person imperative plural)
nāvējat (indicative plural present second-person)
nāvējāt (indicative past plural second-person)
nāvēsiet (future indicative plural second-person)
nāvēsit (future indicative plural second-person)
nāvējiet (imperative plural second-person)
nāvē (indicative plural present third-person)
nāvēja (indicative past plural third-person)
nāvēs (future indicative plural third-person)
lai nāvē (imperative plural third-person)
nāvējot (present renarrative)
nāvējošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot nāvējis (past renarrative)
nāvēdams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
nāvēšot (future renarrative)
nāvējot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai nāvējot (imperative)
nāvējam (active participle participle-4 present)
nāvējis (active participle past)
nāvētu (conditional present)
nāvējams (participle passive present)
būtu nāvējis (conditional past)
nāvēts (participle passive past)
jānāvē (debitive indicative)
būt jānāvē (debitive indicative)
nāvēt (infinitive)
esot jānāvē (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
nenāvēt (infinitive negative)
jānāvējot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
nāvēšana (noun-from-verb)

From the same stem as nāve (“death”), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).

putniņus nedomāju nāvēt

I do not think (= intend) to kill the little birds

es redzēju, kā fašisti koncentrācijas nometnē nāvēja cilvēkus visādiem līdzekļiem un paņēmieniem

I saw that they killed people in fascist concentration camps with all kinds of means and methods

atsacīšanās no pīpēšanas un dzeršanas, šiem patiešām nāvējošiem paradumiem, ir pirmais noteikums, lai izsargātos no stenokardijas, sirds infarkta un varbūtējas pēkšņas nāves

giving up smoking and drinking, these really deadly (lit. killing) habits, that is the first rule to prevent angina, heart attack and presumed sudden death

to kill (to put (a living being) to death, to cause it to die, to be the cause of its death)


slapjums

slapjums (nominative singular)
slapjumi (nominative plural)
slapjuma (genitive singular)
slapjumu (genitive plural)
slapjumam (dative singular)
slapjumiem (dative plural)
slapjumu (accusative singular)
slapjumus (accusative plural)
slapjumu (instrumental singular)
slapjumiem (instrumental plural)
slapjumā (locative singular)
slapjumos (locative plural)
slapjum (singular vocative)
slapjumi (plural vocative)

malka slapjums

uz grīda ir slapjums

augsnes slapjums ražas sadārdzina, kaitē tām

the wetness of the soil increases the cost of harvest, it damages it

Bērzu gatve rudens slapjumā bija sajaukta dubļu dangās

the Birch alley in autumn wetness was mixed with mud in the ruts

wetness, moisture (a certain amount of liquid in a medium, or in a place)


mitrums

mitrums (nominative singular)
mitruma (genitive singular)
mitrumam (dative singular)
mitrumu (accusative singular)
mitrumu (instrumental singular)
mitrumā (locative singular)
mitrum (singular vocative)

gaisa mitrums

augsnes mitrums

telpas mitrums

dabiskais mitrums

nekaitīgais mitrums

mitruma avots

mitruma mērītājs

absolūtais mitrums

relatīvais mitrums

relative humidity (% of saturation pressure)

zemes ražība ir atkarīga no mitruma pakāpes

land productivity is dependant on the degree of (soil) humidity

humidity (the amount of moisture (water or vapor) in some medium)

priekšnamā abi atģērbjas, purinādami no virsdrēbēm lietus mitrumu

in the hall, both people undressed, shaking from their (street) clothes the humidity, moisture of the rain

mani ceļi kļūst slapji; pie pleciem sāk nākt mitrums

my knees are becoming wet; on my shoulders some humidity, moisture, liquid begins to run

liquid, moisture (usually a small amount)


miklums

miklums (nominative singular)
mikluma (genitive singular)
miklumam (dative singular)
miklumu (accusative singular)
miklumu (instrumental singular)
miklumā (locative singular)
miklum (singular vocative)

Agnese sajuta viņa rokas vēso miklumu un riebumā nodrebēja

Agnese felt the cold dampness of his hands and trembled in disgust

šī ir lietaina vasara... vakaros miklums ielien telpās un turas cauru nakti

this is a rainy summer... during the night the humidity crawls into the rooms and lasts throughout the night

humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain amount of moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)

Kaspars pārvelk ar sauju pāri sejai; bārdas rugājos sakrājušies rasas pilieni, un viņa plaukstu apņem miklums, gluži kā asaras...

Kaspars wiped his face with his hand; on his beard stubble some dew drops had accumulated, and the moisture coated his hand, just like tears...

moisture, liquid (usually a small amount)


valgums

valgums (nominative singular)
valguma (genitive singular)
valgumam (dative singular)
valgumu (accusative singular)
valgumu (instrumental singular)
valgumā (locative singular)
valgum (singular vocative)

From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) + -ums.

sajust patīkamu valgumu

valgums acīs

lietus nelija; bet viss likās piemircis arī tāpat, sūna valguma pilna kā sūklis

it wasn't raining; but everything seemed wet all the same, the moss full of moisture, wetness like a sponge

pēc vakardienas pērkona lielceļš vairs neputēja, taču peļķu arī vairs nebija, jo zeme jau uzsūkusi visu valgumu

after yesterday the thunder highway was no longer blowing (= there was no more storm), but there were also no puddles, because the earth had absorbed all the humidity, liquid

humidity, moisture, dampness (a certain amount of liquid or moisture (water, vapor) in some medium)


valgme

valgme (nominative singular)
valgmes (genitive singular)
valgmei (dative singular)
valgmi (accusative singular)
valgmi (instrumental singular)
valgmē (locative singular)
valgme (singular vocative)

From valgs (“humid, moist, damp”) + -me.

pavasarīga valgme

zemei netrūka valgmes

stādiem bija par maz valgmes, tāpēc tie novīta

the plants had too little humidity, so they withered

pēc lietus gaisā jūtama valgme

after the rain, humidity can be felt in the air

brīvi un mierīgi viņš lika savus soļus mīkstajās liedaga smiltīs, katra viņa miesas pora elpoja zemes svaigumu un jūras valgmi

freely and peacefully he placed his feet (lit. steps) in the soft beach sand, (and) every pore of his body breathed the freshness of the earth and the humidity of the sea

humidity, moisture (especially when it is pleasant, refreshing, or when it causes fertility, fruitfulness)


dievība

dievība (nominative singular)
dievības (nominative plural)
dievības (genitive singular)
dievību (genitive plural)
dievībai (dative singular)
dievībām (dative plural)
dievību (accusative singular)
dievības (accusative plural)
dievību (instrumental singular)
dievībām (instrumental plural)
dievībā (locative singular)
dievībās (locative plural)
dievība (singular vocative)
dievības (plural vocative)

Seno latviešu reliģijā galvenā vieta ierādīta dzīvības un auglības dievībām un gariem, kas ietekmē visdažādākos dabas spēkus un parādības, kā arī cilvēku darbības nozares

in ancient Latvian religion, the main place was given to the deities and spirits of life and fertility, who affect a variety of natural forces and phenomena, as well as branches of human activity

(mythology) deity (mythological being, usually one of several gods in polytheistic religions)


katalāņu valoda

katalāņu valoda (nominative singular)
katalāņu valodas (genitive singular)
katalāņu valodai (dative singular)
katalāņu valodu (accusative singular)
katalāņu valodu (instrumental singular)
katalāņu valodā (locative singular)
katalāņu valoda (singular vocative)

Catalan language (lit. language of the Catalans)


sīknauda

sīknauda (nominative singular)
sīknaudas (genitive singular)
sīknaudai (dative singular)
sīknaudu (accusative singular)
sīknaudu (instrumental singular)
sīknaudā (locative singular)
sīknauda (singular vocative)

From sīka (“small, tiny”) + nauda (“money”).

saņemt sīknaudu

sauja sīknaudas

izmainīt, samainīt latu sīknaudā

to change, to break one lats into small change

meitenes pirksti ilgi un drudžaini meklēja maciņā sīknaudu... dažas monētas izkrita un aizripoja pa ietvi

the girl's fingers frantically searched for a while in the little small change purse... a few coins fell out and rolled on the sidewalk

small change (small amount of money, usually coins)


nāvessods

nāvessods (nominative singular)
nāvessodi (nominative plural)
nāvessoda (genitive singular)
nāvessodu (genitive plural)
nāvessodam (dative singular)
nāvessodiem (dative plural)
nāvessodu (accusative singular)
nāvessodus (accusative plural)
nāvessodu (instrumental singular)
nāvessodiem (instrumental plural)
nāvessodā (locative singular)
nāvessodos (locative plural)
nāvessod (singular vocative)
nāvessodi (plural vocative)

From nāves (“death[gen.]”) + sods (“penalty”).

compound

mūsdienu Latvijā nāvessods nav piemērojams

in modern Latvia the death penalty is not applied

decembrī, Valmieras pamalē, Karātavu kalnā, izpildīja lauka karatiesas piespriestos nāvessodus vienpadsmit komunistiem un komjauniešiem

in December, in the outskirts of Valmiera, on Karatāvu hill, (they) carried out the death penalties, ordered by military tribunal, of eleven communists and Komosomol members

death penalty, capital punishment (the legal killing of a condemned criminal by the state as punishment for his or her crimes)


mazgātājs

lv-noun

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)


pakistānietis

pakistānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: pakistāniete)

pakistāniete (feminine)
pakistānietis (nominative singular)
pakistānieši (nominative plural)
pakistānieša (genitive singular)
pakistāniešu (genitive plural)
pakistānietim (dative singular)
pakistāniešiem (dative plural)
pakistānieti (accusative singular)
pakistāniešus (accusative plural)
pakistānieti (instrumental singular)
pakistāniešiem (instrumental plural)
pakistānietī (locative singular)
pakistāniešos (locative plural)
pakistānieti (singular vocative)
pakistānieši (plural vocative)

kur aizvest pakistānieti Rīgā?

where should one take a Pakistani in Rīga?

pakistānieši nodot noteicošie balsis vēsturiskajā vēlēšanās

the Pakistani (people) give decisive votes in a historical election

a Pakistani man, a man from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent


klepus

klepus (nominative singular)
klepus (genitive singular)
klepum (dative singular)
klepu (accusative singular)
klepu (instrumental singular)
klepū (locative singular)
klepus (singular vocative)

From the same stem as Latvian klabēt (“to rumble, to rattle”) (q.v.), but with an extra -p. Originally, this word was probably the description of a sound; compare Lithuanian interjection klèpt! and verbs klepčióti, klepuóti, klapsė́ti (“to rumble, to rattle, to knock”). Cognates include Lithuanian klepùs (“contentious, quarrelsome”).

cog

sauss, mokošs klepus

dziļš klepus

rejošs klepus

klepus lēkme

aizturēt klepus

garais klepus

viņam uznāca stiprs klepus

he coughed strongly (lit. to him came a strong cough)

cough, coughing (a sudden noisy burst of air from one's mouth, often a disease symptom)


klepot

head

klepot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present klepoju, klepo, klepo, past klepoju)

conjugation (second-person)
klepoju (present)
klepo (present)
klepoju (past)
klepoju (first-person indicative present singular)
klepoju (first-person indicative past singular)
klepošu (first-person future indicative singular)
klepo (indicative present second-person singular)
klepoji (indicative past second-person singular)
kleposi (future indicative second-person singular)
klepo (imperative second-person singular)
klepo (indicative present singular third-person)
klepoja (indicative past singular third-person)
klepos (future indicative singular third-person)
lai klepo (imperative singular third-person)
klepojam (first-person indicative plural present)
klepojām (first-person indicative past plural)
kleposim (first-person future indicative plural)
kleposim (first-person imperative plural)
klepojat (indicative plural present second-person)
klepojāt (indicative past plural second-person)
kleposiet (future indicative plural second-person)
kleposit (future indicative plural second-person)
klepojiet (imperative plural second-person)
klepo (indicative plural present third-person)
klepoja (indicative past plural third-person)
klepos (future indicative plural third-person)
lai klepo (imperative plural third-person)
klepojot (present renarrative)
klepojošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot klepojis (past renarrative)
klepodams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
klepošot (future renarrative)
klepojot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai klepojot (imperative)
klepojam (active participle participle-4 present)
klepojis (active participle past)
klepotu (conditional present)
klepojams (participle passive present)
būtu klepojis (conditional past)
klepots (participle passive past)
jāklepo (debitive indicative)
būt jāklepo (debitive indicative)
klepot (infinitive)
esot jāklepo (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
neklepot (infinitive negative)
jāklepojot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
klepošana (noun-from-verb)

From the same stem as klepus q.v., made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).

bieži, skaļi, ilgi klepot

viņš ir saaukstējies un klepo

viņš aizrijās, sāka klepot

tad piepeši Imants atkal sāka klepot

then suddenly Imants again started coughing

to cough (to produce a sudden noisy burst of air from one's mouth)


velns

velns (nominative singular)
velni (nominative plural)
velna (genitive singular)
velnu (genitive plural)
velnam (dative singular)
velniem (dative plural)
velnu (accusative singular)
velnus (accusative plural)
velnu (instrumental singular)
velniem (instrumental plural)
velnā (locative singular)
velnos (locative plural)
veln (singular vocative)
velni (plural vocative)

From the same stem as velis (“dead (one)”) q.v.), with an extra n, perhaps under the influence of melns (“black”) (cf. expressions like melns kā velns “black like the devil,” i.e., very bad), or maybe from a derivational suffix (cf. Lithuanian vẽlinas > *velʲnas > vélnias). Cognates include Lithuanian vélnias, dialectal véls.

pārdot (savu) dvēseli velnam

ja tevi velns vilina uz ļaunumiem, sevišķi uz miesas kārumiem, tad nedomā velna ne caur ko drīzāk aizgainīt, kā pastāvīgi strādājot

if the devil tempts you to evil, especially to carnal desires, then don't think of (= there isn't) any better way to make the devil go away than to keep working

(theology, Christianity, often capitalized; syn. sātans) the Devil; Satan (the lord of hell, the king of evil spirits, the father of sin)

velns ir dievība latviešu un lietuviešu mitoloģijā, kas pārvalda tumšo un ļauno

the devil (velns) is a deity in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology that governs the dark and the evil

(mythology) devil (in Latvian mythology, the ruler of the underworld where the souls of the dead go after death)

purva velns

velna nedarbs

dzirnavās naktī bija dzīres: velni dejoja ar raganām

at night, at the mill, there was a feast: devils danced with witches

“lieta pavisam vienkārša: purvā dzīvojot velns...” “un ko šis te darot?” “sargot bagātības, lai citi velni tās nenozog...”

“the matter (is) very simple: in the swamp there lives a devil” “and what does he do there?” “he protects (his) riches, so that other devils don't steal them”

(mythology) devil, demon, evil spirit (supernatural creature that does evil deeds)


sātans

sātans (nominative singular)
sātani (nominative plural)
sātana (genitive singular)
sātanu (genitive plural)
sātanam (dative singular)
sātaniem (dative plural)
sātanu (accusative singular)
sātanus (accusative plural)
sātanu (instrumental singular)
sātaniem (instrumental plural)
sātanā (locative singular)
sātanos (locative plural)
sātan (singular vocative)
sātani (plural vocative)

sātana kults

ar vārdiem eņģelis, ar darbiem sātans

with words (he is) an angel, with works (he is) satan

(theology, Christianity, often capitalized) satan, the devil (the lord of hell, the king of evil spirits, the father of sin)


dieve

lv-noun

dieve f (5th declension, masculine form: dievs)

dievs (masculine)
dieve (nominative singular)
dieves (nominative plural)
dieves (genitive singular)
dievju (genitive plural)
dievei (dative singular)
dievēm (dative plural)
dievi (accusative singular)
dieves (accusative plural)
dievi (instrumental singular)
dievēm (instrumental plural)
dievē (locative singular)
dievēs (locative plural)
dieve (singular vocative)
dieves (plural vocative)

vai tu vēl dieves vārdus atminies?

do you still remember the words of the goddess?


dieviete

dieviete f (5th declension, masculine form: dievs)

dievs (masculine)
dieviete (nominative singular)
dievietes (nominative plural)
dievietes (genitive singular)
dieviešu (genitive plural)
dievietei (dative singular)
dievietēm (dative plural)
dievieti (accusative singular)
dievietes (accusative plural)
dievieti (instrumental singular)
dievietēm (instrumental plural)
dievietē (locative singular)
dievietēs (locative plural)
dieviete (singular vocative)
dievietes (plural vocative)

Venera ir romiešu dieviete

grieķu leģenda stāsta, ka auglības un zemes dievietei Dēmetrai bijusi jauna, skaista meita Persefone

a Greek legend tells that the goddess of earth and fertility, Demeter, had a young, beautiful daughter, Persephone

kardināla pils frontons parādījās, koķeti izslējies ar savām pagānisko dievu un dieviešu statujām

the pediment of the Cardinal's palace showed itself, towering playfully with its statues of pagan gods and goddessess


velnēns

velnēns (nominative singular)
velnēni (nominative plural)
velnēna (genitive singular)
velnēnu (genitive plural)
velnēnam (dative singular)
velnēniem (dative plural)
velnēnu (accusative singular)
velnēnus (accusative plural)
velnēnu (instrumental singular)
velnēniem (instrumental plural)
velnēnā (locative singular)
velnēnos (locative plural)
velnēn (singular vocative)
velnēni (plural vocative)

viens no mazajiem velnēniem iečukst vecajam, ka ellē vairs neesot naudas

one of the smaller young demons whispered to the old one that there isn't money in hell

(mythology) young, not fully grown devil, demon


dzīvesbiedrs

dzīvesbiedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: dzīvesbiedre or dzīvesbiedrene)

dzīvesbiedre (feminine)
dzīvesbiedrene (feminine)
dzīvesbiedrs (nominative singular)
dzīvesbiedri (nominative plural)
dzīvesbiedra (genitive singular)
dzīvesbiedru (genitive plural)
dzīvesbiedram (dative singular)
dzīvesbiedriem (dative plural)
dzīvesbiedru (accusative singular)
dzīvesbiedrus (accusative plural)
dzīvesbiedru (instrumental singular)
dzīvesbiedriem (instrumental plural)
dzīvesbiedrā (locative singular)
dzīvesbiedros (locative plural)
dzīvesbiedr (singular vocative)
dzīvesbiedri (plural vocative)

From dzīves (“life[gen.]”) + biedrs (“companion, comrade”).

compound

viņš ir mīlošs dzīvesbiedrs sievai

kopā ar dzīvesbiedru viņa dosies ceļojumā pa Ventu

together with (her) husband she will travel through Venta

husband (a male spouse, a married man, in reference to his wife)


dzīvesbiedre

lv-noun

dzīvesbiedre f (5th declension, masculine form: dzīvesbiedrs)

dzīvesbiedrs (masculine)
dzīvesbiedre (nominative singular)
dzīvesbiedres (nominative plural)
dzīvesbiedres (genitive singular)
dzīvesbiedru (genitive plural)
dzīvesbiedrei (dative singular)
dzīvesbiedrēm (dative plural)
dzīvesbiedri (accusative singular)
dzīvesbiedres (accusative plural)
dzīvesbiedri (instrumental singular)
dzīvesbiedrēm (instrumental plural)
dzīvesbiedrē (locative singular)
dzīvesbiedrēs (locative plural)
dzīvesbiedre (singular vocative)
dzīvesbiedres (plural vocative)

From dzīves (“life[gen.]”) + biedre (“(female) companion, comrade”) (with biedre from biedrs (“companion, comrade”) + -e (“fem.”), or from dzīvesbiedrs (“companion, comrade”) + -e (“fem.”) (with dzīvesbiedrs from dzīves (“life[gen.]”) + biedrs (“companion, comrade”)).

suffix

arī Vesmana dzīvesbiedre Maruta Hāba kādreiz bija viena no pirmajām traktoristēm republikā

also Vesmans' wife Maruta Hāba once was one of the first female tractor drivers in the (Latvian) republic

Mareņos vēl nekad nav bijis tāds gods: uzņemt deputāta dzīvesbiedri un viņa dēlu

in Mareņi there had never been such honor: to receive the MP's wife and his son

wife (a female spouse, a married woman with reference to her husband)


konsultante

lv-noun

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)


knābis

knābis (nominative singular)
knābji (nominative plural)
knābja (genitive singular)
knābju (genitive plural)
knābim (dative singular)
knābjiem (dative plural)
knābi (accusative singular)
knābjus (accusative plural)
knābi (instrumental singular)
knābjiem (instrumental plural)
knābī (locative singular)
knābjos (locative plural)
knābi (singular vocative)
knābji (plural vocative)

From the same stem as the verb knābt (“to peck”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

līks knābis

ass knābis

garš, plats knābis

plakans knābis

putna knābis noder kā jutīgs darba rīks

a bird's beak (can) serve as a sensitive tool

pārstāvis ir liela auguma pusmūža vīrs ar ērgļa knābim līdzīgu degunu

the agent/representative is a middle-aged tall man with a nose (shaped) like an eagle beak

(anatomy) beak, bill (rigid structure on the mouth of a bird, used for pecking, grooming, eating, etc.)


akadēmija

akadēmija (nominative singular)
akadēmijas (nominative plural)
akadēmijas (genitive singular)
akadēmiju (genitive plural)
akadēmijai (dative singular)
akadēmijām (dative plural)
akadēmiju (accusative singular)
akadēmijas (accusative plural)
akadēmiju (instrumental singular)
akadēmijām (instrumental plural)
akadēmijā (locative singular)
akadēmijās (locative plural)
akadēmija (singular vocative)
akadēmijas (plural vocative)

Via some other European language, ultimately borrowed from Latin acadēmīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos.

Latvijas Mākslas Akadēmija

Lietuvas Militārā Akadēmija

lauksaimniecības akadēmijas studenti

Bombejā atklāta Drāmas Akadēmija: tā ir pirmā teātra mākslas skola Indijā, kas gatavo režisorus, aktierus un citus speciālistus

In Bombay the Academy of Drama was opened: this is the first school of theater arts in India that forms directors, actors and other specialists

Bērzkalns, kas bija apmeklējis kara akadēmiju, varēja pat runāt ar Loniju par teorētiskiem kara vedības jautājumiem

Bērzkalns, who had attended the war academy, could speak with Lonijs about theoretical questions of warfare

academy (a prestigious institution of higher learning)


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)


akadēmisms

akadēmisms (nominative singular)
akadēmisma (genitive singular)
akadēmismam (dative singular)
akadēmismu (accusative singular)
akadēmismu (instrumental singular)
akadēmismā (locative singular)
akadēmism (singular vocative)

From akadēm(ija) (“academy”) + -isms. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

komponista jaunradē jūtam zināmu akadēmismu un atturību melodikas veidošanā, tai dažos gadījumos trūkst sirsnības, siltuma

in the composer's new creation we feel a certain academicism and restraint in the melody, at times it lacks sincerity, warmth

mākslinieka gleznotie portreti radīja šajā disciplīnā jaunas, mākslinieciski augstvērtīgas kategorijas un atrāva to no konvencionālā akadēmisma

the artist's portraits show in their discipline new categories of high artistic quality and distanced him from conventional academicism

(art) academicism, academism (orientation, trend in art that focuses on traditional practices and rules, on classical models and examples, distancing itself from life)


akadēmisks

head

akadēmisks (definite akadēmiskais, comparative akadēmiskāks, superlative visakadēmiskākais, adverb akadēmiski)

akadēmiskais (definite)
akadēmiskāks (comparative)
visakadēmiskākais (superlative)
akadēmiski (adverb)
akadēmisks (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
akadēmiski (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
akadēmiska (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
akadēmiskas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
akadēmiska (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
akadēmisku (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
akadēmiskas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
akadēmisku (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
akadēmiskam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
akadēmiskiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
akadēmiskai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
akadēmiskām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
akadēmisku (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
akadēmiskus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
akadēmisku (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
akadēmiskas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
akadēmisku (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
akadēmiskiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
akadēmisku (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
akadēmiskām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
akadēmiskā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
akadēmiskos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
akadēmiskā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
akadēmiskās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From akadēm(ija) (“academy”) + -isks. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

akadēmiskais teātris

akadēmiskais koris

tomēr ne visi tautas instrumenti ir iekļāvušies akadēmisko instrumentu saimē: simfoniskais orķestris ir izlase, tas ir, tautas instrumentu attīstības kalngals

however, not all folk instruments were absorbed into the family of academic instruments: the symphonic orchestra is a selection, i.e., a summit of instrument development

(art) academic (adhering to, associated with, tradition, traditional rules and criteria)


dalīšana

dalīšana (nominative singular)
dalīšanas (genitive singular)
dalīšanai (dative singular)
dalīšanu (accusative singular)
dalīšanu (instrumental singular)
dalīšanā (locative singular)
dalīšana (singular vocative)

From dalī(t) (“to divide, to share”) + -šana.

veselu skaitļu dalīšana

(arithmetic) division (the process of dividing a number by another)


pakistāniete

lv-noun

pakistāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: pakistānietis)

pakistānietis (masculine)
pakistāniete (nominative singular)
pakistānietes (nominative plural)
pakistānietes (genitive singular)
pakistāniešu (genitive plural)
pakistānietei (dative singular)
pakistānietēm (dative plural)
pakistānieti (accusative singular)
pakistānietes (accusative plural)
pakistānieti (instrumental singular)
pakistānietēm (instrumental plural)
pakistānietē (locative singular)
pakistānietēs (locative plural)
pakistāniete (singular vocative)
pakistānietes (plural vocative)

From Pakistāna (“Pakistan”) + -iete, or pakistānietis (“Pakistani”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

15 gadīga pakistāniete izdzīvo pēc 2 šāvieniem galvā

15-year-old Pakistani woman survives after 2 shots in the head

a (female) Pakistani, a woman from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent


kirgīzu valoda

kirgīzu valoda (nominative singular)
kirgīzu valodas (genitive singular)
kirgīzu valodai (dative singular)
kirgīzu valodu (accusative singular)
kirgīzu valodu (instrumental singular)
kirgīzu valodā (locative singular)
kirgīzu valoda (singular vocative)

Kyrgyz language (lit. language of the Kyrgyz)


kirgīzs

lv-noun

kirgīzs m (1st declension, feminine form: kirgīziete)

kirgīziete (feminine)
kirgīzs (nominative singular)
kirgīzi (nominative plural)
kirgīza (genitive singular)
kirgīzu (genitive plural)
kirgīzam (dative singular)
kirgīziem (dative plural)
kirgīzu (accusative singular)
kirgīzus (accusative plural)
kirgīzu (instrumental singular)
kirgīziem (instrumental plural)
kirgīzā (locative singular)
kirgīzos (locative plural)
kirgīz (singular vocative)
kirgīzi (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Kyrgyz ҝыргыз, itself from Old Turkish kırk (“forty”) and uz (“tribes”).

bor

Kyrgyz ҝыргыз

kirgīzs viņš nav, bet ir Kirgīzstanā strādājis

a Kyrgyz he is not, but he has worked in Kyrgyzstan

ja kirgīzs iebrauks uzbeku rajonā, viņš tiks nolinčots

if a Kyrgyz (man) entered the Uzbek district, he would be lynched

kirgīzi ir viena no tjurku tautām un Kirgizstānas pamatiedzīvotāji

the Kyrgyz are one of the Turkic peoples and the indigenous people of Kyrgyzstan

a (male) Kyrgyz, a man from Kyrgyzstan or of Kyrgyz descent


kirgīziete

lv-noun

kirgīziete f (5th declension, masculine form: kirgīzs)

kirgīzs (masculine)
kirgīziete (nominative singular)
kirgīzietes (nominative plural)
kirgīzietes (genitive singular)
kirgīziešu (genitive plural)
kirgīzietei (dative singular)
kirgīzietēm (dative plural)
kirgīzieti (accusative singular)
kirgīzietes (accusative plural)
kirgīzieti (instrumental singular)
kirgīzietēm (instrumental plural)
kirgīzietē (locative singular)
kirgīzietēs (locative plural)
kirgīziete (singular vocative)
kirgīzietes (plural vocative)

19-gadīgā kirgīziete šobrīd tiek tiesāta par huligānismu, par ko viņai draud cietumsods līdz 5 gadiem

a 19-year-old Kyrgyz woman is now being tried for hooliganism, for which she may get up to 5 years in prison

a (female) Kyrgyz, a woman from Kyrgyzstan or of Kyrgyz descent


tadžiku valoda

tadžiku valoda (nominative singular)
tadžiku valodas (genitive singular)
tadžiku valodai (dative singular)
tadžiku valodu (accusative singular)
tadžiku valodu (instrumental singular)
tadžiku valodā (locative singular)
tadžiku valoda (singular vocative)

Tajik language (lit. language of the Tajiks)


tadžiks

tadžiks m (1st declension, feminine form: tadžikiete)

tadžikiete (feminine)
tadžiks (nominative singular)
tadžiki (nominative plural)
tadžika (genitive singular)
tadžiku (genitive plural)
tadžikam (dative singular)
tadžikiem (dative plural)
tadžiku (accusative singular)
tadžikus (accusative plural)
tadžiku (instrumental singular)
tadžikiem (instrumental plural)
tadžikā (locative singular)
tadžikos (locative plural)
tadžik (singular vocative)
tadžiki (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Tajik тоҷик (tojik), itself from Persian تاجیک (tâjik).

viens no vadītājiem bija etniskais tadžiks

ja tadžiks piedzimis Krievijā, tad viņam jābūt krievam

if a Tajik was born in Russia, then he must be Russian

tadžiki ir indoeiropieši, viņi runā irāņiem tuvā valodā un ir atšķirīgi no apkārtējām tjurku tautām

the Tajiks are Indo-European, they speak in a language close to Iranian (Persian), and are different from the neighboring Turkic peoples

a (male) Tajik, a man from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent


tadžikiete

tadžikiete f (5th declension, masculine form: tadžiks)

tadžiks (masculine)
tadžikiete (nominative singular)
tadžikietes (nominative plural)
tadžikietes (genitive singular)
tadžikiešu (genitive plural)
tadžikietei (dative singular)
tadžikietēm (dative plural)
tadžikieti (accusative singular)
tadžikietes (accusative plural)
tadžikieti (instrumental singular)
tadžikietēm (instrumental plural)
tadžikietē (locative singular)
tadžikietēs (locative plural)
tadžikiete (singular vocative)
tadžikietes (plural vocative)

viņa māte ir tadžikiete

grīdu mazgā tadžikiete

a (female) Tajik, a woman from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent


turkmēņu valoda

turkmēņu valoda (nominative singular)
turkmēņu valodas (genitive singular)
turkmēņu valodai (dative singular)
turkmēņu valodu (accusative singular)
turkmēņu valodu (instrumental singular)
turkmēņu valodā (locative singular)
turkmēņu valoda (singular vocative)

Turkmen language (lit. language of the Turkmen)


turkmēnis

turkmēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: turkmēniete)

turkmēniete (feminine)
turkmēnis (nominative singular)
turkmēņi (nominative plural)
turkmēņa (genitive singular)
turkmēņu (genitive plural)
turkmēnim (dative singular)
turkmēņiem (dative plural)
turkmēni (accusative singular)
turkmēņus (accusative plural)
turkmēni (instrumental singular)
turkmēņiem (instrumental plural)
turkmēnī (locative singular)
turkmēņos (locative plural)
turkmēni (singular vocative)
turkmēņi (plural vocative)

Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Turkmen Türkmen, from Turkish Türkmen (“Turk-like”).

turkmēnis mums trīs meitenēm dāvina muguras masāžu

a Turkmen gave us three girls a free back massage

paklāji: tas ir turkmēņu lepnums

carpets: this is the pride of the Turkmen

a (male) Turkmen, a man born in Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent


turkmēniete

turkmēniete f (5th declension, masculine form: turkmēnis)

turkmēnis (masculine)
turkmēniete (nominative singular)
turkmēnietes (nominative plural)
turkmēnietes (genitive singular)
turkmēniešu (genitive plural)
turkmēnietei (dative singular)
turkmēnietēm (dative plural)
turkmēnieti (accusative singular)
turkmēnietes (accusative plural)
turkmēnieti (instrumental singular)
turkmēnietēm (instrumental plural)
turkmēnietē (locative singular)
turkmēnietēs (locative plural)
turkmēniete (singular vocative)
turkmēnietes (plural vocative)

Liepājā dzīvojošā turkmēniete

pie Strēlnieku muzeja ir turkmēnietes savos tautastērpos

near the Riflemen museum (there) are Turkmen women in their traditional dresses

a (female) Turkmen, a woman born in Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent


grūts

head

grūts (definite grūtais, comparative grūtāks, superlative visgrūtākais, adverb grūti)

grūtais (definite)
grūtāks (comparative)
visgrūtākais (superlative)
grūti (adverb)
grūts (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
grūti (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
grūta (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
grūtas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
grūta (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
grūtu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
grūtas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
grūtu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
grūtam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
grūtiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
grūtai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
grūtām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
grūtu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
grūtus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
grūtu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
grūtas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
grūtu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
grūtiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
grūtu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
grūtām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
grūtā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
grūtos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
grūtā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
grūtās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From Proto-Baltic *grūtas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷru-to-s, from the stem *gʷréh₂us. Cognates include Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 (kaurjōs) (plural), Sanskrit गुरुः (gurúḥ), Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) (< *gʷerù-), Latin brūtus (< *gʷru-), gravis (< *gʷrəu-).

grūti pārdzīvojumi

grūtas nopūtas

ar grūtu, smagu sirdi

with a heavy heart (= in a sad, depressed mood)

tikai pēc laba brīža Līzbete attapās no grūtām, grūtām domām un izdvesa gari stieptā nopūtā

only after a good (= long) moment Līzbete recovered from her difficult, hard thoughts and let out a long sigh

difficult, hard, tough, heavy (causing or expressing suffering, emotional distress)


adata

adata (nominative singular)
adatas (nominative plural)
adatas (genitive singular)
adatu (genitive plural)
adatai (dative singular)
adatām (dative plural)
adatu (accusative singular)
adatas (accusative plural)
adatu (instrumental singular)
adatām (instrumental plural)
adatā (locative singular)
adatās (locative plural)
adata (singular vocative)
adatas (plural vocative)

Traditionally derived from the same stem as adīt (“to knit”) (with an extra -at): Proto-Baltic *ad-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁edʰ-, *h₁odʰ- (“pointed, sharp”); Derksen finds the derivation semantically attractive, but is skeptical of it in relation to Latin ebulum (“dwarf-elder, danewort”). Cognates include Lithuanian ãdata.

šujamā adata

lāpāmā adata

adāmadata

ķirurģiskā adata

adatas acs

adata ar lielu aci

ievērt diegu adatā

to thread (lit. to insert thread into) a needle

sieva paņēma adatu ar diegu un gribēja sašūt plēsumu svārkos

(his) wife took a needle and thread and wanted to sew the tear in (his) suit coat

šīs daļas ada ar smalkākām adatām

these parts (of the pullover) one knits with finer needles

needle (a long, thin, pointy tool for sewing or knitting, usually made of metal)


zagle

lv-noun

zagle f (5th declension, masculine form: zaglis)

zaglis (masculine)
zagle (nominative singular)
zagles (nominative plural)
zagles (genitive singular)
zagļu (genitive plural)
zaglei (dative singular)
zaglēm (dative plural)
zagli (accusative singular)
zagles (accusative plural)
zagli (instrumental singular)
zaglēm (instrumental plural)
zaglē (locative singular)
zaglēs (locative plural)
zagle (singular vocative)
zagles (plural vocative)

nekas neiespējams tas nav, ja sievietes var būt raganas, kādēļ nevar būt zagles?

this is not at all impossible, if women can be witches, then why couldn't they be thieves?

žagata ir zagle

(female) thief (a woman who carries out thefts)


zaglis

zaglis m (2nd declension, feminine form: zagle)

zagle (feminine)
zaglis (nominative singular)
zagļi (nominative plural)
zagļa (genitive singular)
zagļu (genitive plural)
zaglim (dative singular)
zagļiem (dative plural)
zagli (accusative singular)
zagļus (accusative plural)
zagli (instrumental singular)
zagļiem (instrumental plural)
zaglī (locative singular)
zagļos (locative plural)
zagli (singular vocative)
zagļi (plural vocative)

From the same stem as zagt (“to steal”) (q.v.), with an extra l, and made into a masculine, 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

kabatas zaglis, kabatzaglis

sīks zaglis

rūdīts zaglis

zagļu žargons

zagļu banda

ķert zagli

dzīties pakaļ zagļiem

kādā citā vietā zagļi bija caur jumtu ietikuši stallī un izvedusi zirgus

somewhere else thieves had entered into the stable through the roof and taken the horses away

(male) thief (a man who carries out thefts)


žoklis

žoklis (nominative singular)
žokļi (nominative plural)
žokļa (genitive singular)
žokļu (genitive plural)
žoklim (dative singular)
žokļiem (dative plural)
žokli (accusative singular)
žokļus (accusative plural)
žokli (instrumental singular)
žokļiem (instrumental plural)
žoklī (locative singular)
žokļos (locative plural)
žokli (singular vocative)
žokļi (plural vocative)

The origin of this word is not clear. Some connect it with žaunas (“branchiae”), from Proto-Baltic *žyuo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵ(y)ew-, *ǵyow- (“to chew, to chaw”); others compare it with žāklis (“pitchfork”) (cf. the archaic term žokla (“pitchfork”)). The latter comparison is more likely to be true.

apakšējais, augšējais žoklis

žokļa kauls

spēcīgi žokļi

plati atplest žokļus

kustināt žokļus ēdot

cilvēkam pilnā zobu rindā katrā žoklī ir 16 zobu, tātad pavisam 32

people have in every jaw a set of 16 teeth, i.e., in total 32

(anatomy) jaw (facial bone which supports the teeth; area of the face where this bone is located)

drupinātajā žoklis

beidzot ekskavatora kausa žokļi paveras, grants smagi noplakšķ kravas kastē

finally the excavator bucket jaws opened, (and) the gravel splattered heavily in the cargo box

(technology) jaw-like component in a machine, tool, etc., for catching, holding or compressing something


zāģis

zāģis (nominative singular)
zāģi (nominative plural)
zāģa (genitive singular)
zāģu (genitive plural)
zāģim (dative singular)
zāģiem (dative plural)
zāģi (accusative singular)
zāģus (accusative plural)
zāģi (instrumental singular)
zāģiem (instrumental plural)
zāģī (locative singular)
zāģos (locative plural)
zāģi (singular vocative)
zāģi (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German sage or Middle Dutch zage (cf. German Säge, Dutch zaag). First mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

dārza, zaru zāģis

baļķu zāģis

rokas zāģis

elektriskais zāģis

loka zāģis, lokzāģis

zāģa zobis

zāģu skaidas

vīlēt zāģi

tēvs bijis namdaris, staigājis ar cirvi un zāģi pār plecu, ģimenei maizes riecienu pelnīdams

father was a carpenter, walking with an ax and a saw over (his) shoulder, earning the families

saw (a tool with a sharp, usually toothed, blade, used for cutting wood, metal and other hard substances)

kaulu zāģis

diamanta zāģis

viņš radījis vairāk nekā divdesmit jaunu ķirurģisku instrumentu, no kuriem īpaši jāatzīmē tā sauktais Šimanovska rezekcijas zāģis

he has shown more than twenty new surgical instruments, most notably the so-called Šimanovskis' resection saw

saw (a specialized tool for cutting a specific kind of hard object or substance)


tētis

tētis (nominative singular)
tēti (nominative plural)
tēta (genitive singular)
tētu (genitive plural)
tētim (dative singular)
tētiem (dative plural)
tēti (accusative singular)
tētus (accusative plural)
tēti (instrumental singular)
tētiem (instrumental plural)
tētī (locative singular)
tētos (locative plural)
tēti (singular vocative)
tēti (plural vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *tet- (with expressive lengthening: e → ē), from Proto-Indo-European *teta, *tata-, probably formed (via child language) by reduplication from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”). Cognates include Lithuanian tė̃tis (“dad”), tetà (“aunt”), Old Prussian thetis (“grandfather”), Russian dialectal та́та (táta), Polish tata, Czech táta (“dad”), teta (“aunt”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), Sanskrit ततः (tataḥ), Ancient Greek τέττα (tétta), τατᾶ (tatâ) (vocative), Latin tata (child language), Welsh tad.

un tad es katru dienu būšu pie tevis, tēt!

and then every day I'll be with you, dad!

tagad rakstniecei 71 gads, tēvs miris, kad viņai bija trīspadsmit gadi, bet viņa mums stāsta par savu tēti, it kā tas vakar būtu aizgājis

the writer is now 71, (her) father died when she was 13, but she told us about her dad as if he had gone yesterday

mamma un tēti! vēstule būs pavisam īsa — mum and dad! (this) letter will be very short


meitenīte

meitenīte (nominative singular)
meitenītes (nominative plural)
meitenītes (genitive singular)
meitenīšu (genitive plural)
meitenītei (dative singular)
meitenītēm (dative plural)
meitenīti (accusative singular)
meitenītes (accusative plural)
meitenīti (instrumental singular)
meitenītēm (instrumental plural)
meitenītē (locative singular)
meitenītēs (locative plural)
meitenīte (singular vocative)
meitenītes (plural vocative)

From meitene (“girl”) + -īte (“dim.”) (with meitene from meita (“daughter, girl”) + -ene).

puisītis vai meitenīte?

is it a little boy or a little girl? (asked to a pregnant woman)

šai aukstumā un tumsā pa ielu gāja maza, nabadzīga meitenīte kailu galvu un basām kājām

in this cold and darkness there went by the road a small, poor little girl, bareheaded and barefoot


skuķēns

skuķēns (nominative singular)
skuķēni (nominative plural)
skuķēna (genitive singular)
skuķēnu (genitive plural)
skuķēnam (dative singular)
skuķēniem (dative plural)
skuķēnu (accusative singular)
skuķēnus (accusative plural)
skuķēnu (instrumental singular)
skuķēniem (instrumental plural)
skuķēnā (locative singular)
skuķēnos (locative plural)
skuķēn (singular vocative)
skuķēni (plural vocative)

From skuķis (“girl, young woman”) + -ēns.

Ingūna vēl nevarēja lepoties ar briedumu, kas meitenes atšķir no skuķēniem

Ingūna could not yet boast of maturity, that which distinguishes young women from little girls

sīks skuķēns, tāds kā pelēks griezes bērns, tecēja pa celiņu

a little girl, just like a baby gray corncrake, ran through the passage


puisītis

puisītis (nominative singular)
puisīši (nominative plural)
puisīša (genitive singular)
puisīšu (genitive plural)
puisītim (dative singular)
puisīšiem (dative plural)
puisīti (accusative singular)
puisīšus (accusative plural)
puisīti (instrumental singular)
puisīšiem (instrumental plural)
puisītī (locative singular)
puisīšos (locative plural)
puisīt (singular vocative)
puisīši (plural vocative)

From puisis (“young man, boy”) + -ītis (“dim.”).

suffix

puisītis vai meitenīte?

dziesma par mazo puisīti

Rīgas Dzemdību namā šogad pirmais piedzimis puisītis

the first little boy born this year in the Maternity Hospital of Riga


puisēns

puisēns (nominative singular)
puisēni (nominative plural)
puisēna (genitive singular)
puisēnu (genitive plural)
puisēnam (dative singular)
puisēniem (dative plural)
puisēnu (accusative singular)
puisēnus (accusative plural)
puisēnu (instrumental singular)
puisēniem (instrumental plural)
puisēnā (locative singular)
puisēnos (locative plural)
puisēn (singular vocative)
puisēni (plural vocative)

sešus gadus vecs puisēns

brīnišķīgs puisēns ieradās pasaulē jau pirmajā laulības gadā

a wonderful little boy came to the world already in the first year of (their) marriage

māte neatbildēja; zinātkārīgā puisēna jautājums varbūt viņai bija par grūtu

the mother didn't answer; the curious little boy's question was perhaps too hard for her


jauneklis

jauneklis (nominative singular)
jaunekļi (nominative plural)
jaunekļa (genitive singular)
jaunekļu (genitive plural)
jauneklim (dative singular)
jaunekļiem (dative plural)
jaunekli (accusative singular)
jaunekļus (accusative plural)
jaunekli (instrumental singular)
jaunekļiem (instrumental plural)
jauneklī (locative singular)
jaunekļos (locative plural)
jaunekli (singular vocative)
jaunekļi (plural vocative)

From jauns (“new, young”) + -eklis. Originally probably *jauniklis, with i > e probably under the influence of words like māceklis (“apprentice”). The original meaning was probably wider, including young animals (as is still the case in some dialects).

deviņpadsmit gadus vecs būdams, viņš nebija nedz labāks, nedz sliktāks par lielāko daļu no mūsu jaunekļiem

being nineteen years old, he was neither better nor worse than most of our young men

pusaudži kļuva par jaunekļiem, jaunekļi nobrieda par vīriem... dzīvības koks suloja mūžam zaļš

adolescents become young men, young men mature into men... the tree of life exuding always green (juice)


puisis

puisis (nominative singular)
puiši (nominative plural)
puiša (genitive singular)
puišu (genitive plural)
puisim (dative singular)
puišiem (dative plural)
puisi (accusative singular)
puišus (accusative plural)
puisi (instrumental singular)
puišiem (instrumental plural)
puisī (locative singular)
puišos (locative plural)
puisi (singular vocative)
puiši (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Livonian pȯis (“little child”) (cf. also Estonian poiss, Finnish dialectal poissi), the diminutive of pūoga (“son, child”). From the same term also puika was borrowed (q.v.). Apparently, puisis is older than puika, since it is already mentioned in 17th-century sources, and occurs in 16th-century family names.

puiša dienas

young man's days (i.e., before marriage)

palikt, dzīvot puisī

to remain, to live as (lit. in) a young man (= unmarried)

vasarā klēts bija jauniešu - puišu un meitu - iemīļota satikšanās vieta

in summer the barn was the favorite meeting place of young people - boys and girls

un nākotne nu bija tāda, ka Ilga precēsies ar šo puisi

and the future was now such that Ilga (had) married this young man


zeņķis

zeņķis (nominative singular)
zeņķi (nominative plural)
zeņķa (genitive singular)
zeņķu (genitive plural)
zeņķim (dative singular)
zeņķiem (dative plural)
zeņķi (accusative singular)
zeņķus (accusative plural)
zeņķi (instrumental singular)
zeņķiem (instrumental plural)
zeņķī (locative singular)
zeņķos (locative plural)
zeņķi (singular vocative)
zeņķi (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German sönke (“son (dim.”) (also sänke), borrowed in parallel to zēns from the non-diminutive form söhn, sȫne.

tos zeņķus gan tu, Matīs, esi pagalam nomocījis

those guys, Matīs, you have really harassed them


meitas vīrs

meitas vīrs (nominative singular)
meitas vīri (nominative plural)
meitas vīra (genitive singular)
meitas vīru (genitive plural)
meitas vīram (dative singular)
meitas vīriem (dative plural)
meitas vīru (accusative singular)
meitas vīrus (accusative plural)
meitas vīru (instrumental singular)
meitas vīriem (instrumental plural)
meitas vīrā (locative singular)
meitas vīros (locative plural)
meitas vīr (singular vocative)
meitas vīri (plural vocative)

sievas māte nu žēlojas: “vai, meitas vīrs, kam tu tā dari?”

the wife's mother now lamented: “oh, son-in-law, to (= for) whom are you doing it like that?”

Fredrika Idestama vietā par vadītāju tika iecelts viņa meitas vīrs Gustafs Fogelholms

to Fredrik Idestam's place as manager his son-in-law Gustaf Fogelholm was appointed