japāniete

japāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: japānis)

japānis (masculine)
japāniete (nominative singular)
japānietes (nominative plural)
japānietes (genitive singular)
japāniešu (genitive plural)
japānietei (dative singular)
japānietēm (dative plural)
japānieti (accusative singular)
japānietes (accusative plural)
japānieti (instrumental singular)
japānietēm (instrumental plural)
japānietē (locative singular)
japānietēs (locative plural)
japāniete (singular vocative)
japānietes (plural vocative)

From japānis (“Japanese”) + -iete (“fem.”).

japāniete Hiromi Uehara uzstāsies Rīgas Ritmos

the Japanese (woman) Hiromi Uehara will perform in the Rīga Rhythms (fetival)

daiļo jaunkundzi kinofilmā pavadīja trīs jauniņas japānietes

three little young Japanese women played (the role of) the beautiful damsel in the movie


mazulis

mazulis (nominative singular)
mazuļi (nominative plural)
mazuļa (genitive singular)
mazuļu (genitive plural)
mazulim (dative singular)
mazuļiem (dative plural)
mazuli (accusative singular)
mazuļus (accusative plural)
mazuli (instrumental singular)
mazuļiem (instrumental plural)
mazulī (locative singular)
mazuļos (locative plural)
mazuli (singular vocative)
mazuļi (plural vocative)

auklēt mazuli

rotaļāties ar mazuli

dūdo mazulis ratiņos

little child, little one, baby (syn. zīdainis)


zīdainis

lv-noun

zīdainis m (2nd declension, feminine form: zīdaine)

zīdaine (feminine)
zīdainis (nominative singular)
zīdaiņi (nominative plural)
zīdaiņa (genitive singular)
zīdaiņu (genitive plural)
zīdainim (dative singular)
zīdaiņiem (dative plural)
zīdaini (accusative singular)
zīdaiņus (accusative plural)
zīdaini (instrumental singular)
zīdaiņiem (instrumental plural)
zīdainī (locative singular)
zīdaiņos (locative plural)
zīdaini (singular vocative)
zīdaiņi (plural vocative)

From zīst (past stem: zīd-) (“to suck, to suckle”) + -ains, made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

suffix

zīdaiņa kopšana

zīdaiņa uzturs

zīdaiņa vecums

infant, baby (child in its first year of life, when its basic food is mother's milk)


zīdaine

lv-noun

zīdaine f (5th declension, masculine form: zīdainis)

zīdainis (masculine)
zīdaine (nominative singular)
zīdaines (nominative plural)
zīdaines (genitive singular)
zīdaiņu (genitive plural)
zīdainei (dative singular)
zīdainēm (dative plural)
zīdaini (accusative singular)
zīdaines (accusative plural)
zīdaini (instrumental singular)
zīdainēm (instrumental plural)
zīdainē (locative singular)
zīdainēs (locative plural)
zīdaine (singular vocative)
zīdaines (plural vocative)


čehiete

čehiete f (5th declension, masculine form: čehs)

čehs (masculine)
čehiete (nominative singular)
čehietes (nominative plural)
čehietes (genitive singular)
čehiešu (genitive plural)
čehietei (dative singular)
čehietēm (dative plural)
čehieti (accusative singular)
čehietes (accusative plural)
čehieti (instrumental singular)
čehietēm (instrumental plural)
čehietē (locative singular)
čehietēs (locative plural)
čehiete (singular vocative)
čehietes (plural vocative)

čehiete nacionālā tērpā

a Czech woman in (= wearing) the national dress

a (female) Czech, a woman born in the Czech Republic


angliete

angliete f (5th declension, masculine form: anglis)

anglis (masculine)
angliete (nominative singular)
anglietes (nominative plural)
anglietes (genitive singular)
angliešu (genitive plural)
anglietei (dative singular)
anglietēm (dative plural)
anglieti (accusative singular)
anglietes (accusative plural)
anglieti (instrumental singular)
anglietēm (instrumental plural)
anglietē (locative singular)
anglietēs (locative plural)
angliete (singular vocative)
anglietes (plural vocative)

pēc tautības angliete

an Englishwoman, a woman born in England


ģeofiziķis

ģeofiziķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ģeofiziķe)

ģeofiziķe (feminine)
ģeofiziķis (nominative singular)
ģeofiziķi (nominative plural)
ģeofiziķa (genitive singular)
ģeofiziķu (genitive plural)
ģeofiziķim (dative singular)
ģeofiziķiem (dative plural)
ģeofiziķi (accusative singular)
ģeofiziķus (accusative plural)
ģeofiziķi (instrumental singular)
ģeofiziķiem (instrumental plural)
ģeofiziķī (locative singular)
ģeofiziķos (locative plural)
ģeofiziķi (singular vocative)
ģeofiziķi (plural vocative)

latviešu ģeofiziķi

(male) geophysicist (a specialist in geophysics)


astrofiziķis

astrofiziķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: astrofiziķe)

astrofiziķe (feminine)
astrofiziķis (nominative singular)
astrofiziķi (nominative plural)
astrofiziķa (genitive singular)
astrofiziķu (genitive plural)
astrofiziķim (dative singular)
astrofiziķiem (dative plural)
astrofiziķi (accusative singular)
astrofiziķus (accusative plural)
astrofiziķi (instrumental singular)
astrofiziķiem (instrumental plural)
astrofiziķī (locative singular)
astrofiziķos (locative plural)
astrofiziķi (singular vocative)
astrofiziķi (plural vocative)

pasaulē zināmais astrofiziķis Nīls Degrass Taisons

world famous astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson

(male) astrophysicist (a specialist in astrophysics)


ģeofiziķe

ģeofiziķe f (5th declension, masculine form: ģeofiziķis)

ģeofiziķis (masculine)
ģeofiziķe (nominative singular)
ģeofiziķes (nominative plural)
ģeofiziķes (genitive singular)
ģeofiziķu (genitive plural)
ģeofiziķei (dative singular)
ģeofiziķēm (dative plural)
ģeofiziķi (accusative singular)
ģeofiziķes (accusative plural)
ģeofiziķi (instrumental singular)
ģeofiziķēm (instrumental plural)
ģeofiziķē (locative singular)
ģeofiziķēs (locative plural)
ģeofiziķe (singular vocative)
ģeofiziķes (plural vocative)

From ģeofiziķis (“geophysicist”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

(female) geophysicist (a specialist in geophysics)


astrofiziķe

lv-noun

astrofiziķe f (5th declension, masculine form: astrofiziķis)

astrofiziķis (masculine)
astrofiziķe (nominative singular)
astrofiziķes (nominative plural)
astrofiziķes (genitive singular)
astrofiziķu (genitive plural)
astrofiziķei (dative singular)
astrofiziķēm (dative plural)
astrofiziķi (accusative singular)
astrofiziķes (accusative plural)
astrofiziķi (instrumental singular)
astrofiziķēm (instrumental plural)
astrofiziķē (locative singular)
astrofiziķēs (locative plural)
astrofiziķe (singular vocative)
astrofiziķes (plural vocative)

From astrofiziķis (“astrophysicist”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

Malaizijas astrofiziķe Mazlana Otmana vada ANO Kosmosa lietu pārvaldi (UNOOSA)

Malaysian (female) astrophysicist Mazlan Othman leads the UNO Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

(female) astrophysicist (a specialist in astrophysics)


fiziskā kultūra

fiziskā kultūra (nominative singular)
fiziskās kultūras (genitive singular)
fiziskajai kultūrai (dative singular)
fizisko kultūru (accusative singular)
fizisko kultūru (instrumental singular)
fiziskajā kultūrā (locative singular)
fizisko kultūra (singular vocative)
fiziskā kultūra (singular vocative)

fiziskā kultūra un vingrošana

nodarboties ar fizisko kultūru

to do, to engage in physical education, fitness

physical education, fitness (activities, part of education concerned with physical growth, development, and fitness via sports, gymnastics, and physical exercise)


fiziskā audzināšana

fiziskā audzināšana (nominative singular)
fiziskās audzināšanas (genitive singular)
fiziskajai audzināšanai (dative singular)
fizisko audzināšanu (accusative singular)
fizisko audzināšanu (instrumental singular)
fiziskajā audzināšanā (locative singular)
fizisko audzināšana (singular vocative)
fiziskā audzināšana (singular vocative)

fiziskā audzināšana viduslaikos

fiziskās audzināšanas uzdevumi

physical education (education of individuals so as to promote normal, healthy physical growth and development)


fizkultūra

fizkultūra (nominative singular)
fizkultūras (genitive singular)
fizkultūrai (dative singular)
fizkultūru (accusative singular)
fizkultūru (instrumental singular)
fizkultūrā (locative singular)
fizkultūra (singular vocative)

A clipping of fiz(iskā) and kultūra; apparently a calque of Russian физкульту́ра (fizkulʹtúra).

uder

физкульту́ра

fizkultūras institūts

fizkultūras skolotājs

nodarboties ar fizkultūru

physical education (activities, part of education concerned with physical growth, development, and fitness via sports, gymnastics, and physical exercise)


filoloģisks

head

filoloģisks (definite filoloģiskais, adverb filoloģiski)

filoloģiskais (definite)
filoloģiski (adverb)
filoloģisks (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
filoloģiski (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
filoloģiska (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
filoloģiskas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
filoloģiska (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
filoloģisku (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
filoloģiskas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
filoloģisku (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
filoloģiskam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
filoloģiskiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
filoloģiskai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
filoloģiskām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
filoloģisku (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
filoloģiskus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
filoloģisku (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
filoloģiskas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
filoloģisku (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
filoloģiskiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
filoloģisku (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
filoloģiskām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
filoloģiskā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
filoloģiskos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
filoloģiskā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
filoloģiskās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From filoloģija (“philology”) + -isks. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from another European language.

filoloģiski pētījumi


etimologs

lv-noun

etimologs m (1st declension, feminine form: etimoloģe)

etimoloģe (feminine)
etimologs (nominative singular)
etimologi (nominative plural)
etimologa (genitive singular)
etimologu (genitive plural)
etimologam (dative singular)
etimologiem (dative plural)
etimologu (accusative singular)
etimologus (accusative plural)
etimologu (instrumental singular)
etimologiem (instrumental plural)
etimologā (locative singular)
etimologos (locative plural)
etimolog (singular vocative)
etimologi (plural vocative)

ievērojama etimologa pētījums

research, study by a prominent etymologist

(male) etymologist (a specialist in etymology)


etimoloģe

etimoloģe f (5th declension, masculine form: etimologs)

etimologs (masculine)
etimoloģe (nominative singular)
etimoloģes (nominative plural)
etimoloģes (genitive singular)
etimoloģu (genitive plural)
etimoloģei (dative singular)
etimoloģēm (dative plural)
etimoloģi (accusative singular)
etimoloģes (accusative plural)
etimoloģi (instrumental singular)
etimoloģēm (instrumental plural)
etimoloģē (locative singular)
etimoloģēs (locative plural)
etimoloģe (singular vocative)
etimoloģes (plural vocative)

From etimologs (“etymologist”) + -e (“fem.”) (with palatalization of g to ģ).

(female) etymologist (a specialist in etymology)


anatoms

anatoms m (1st declension, feminine form: anatome)

anatome (feminine)
anatoms (nominative singular)
anatomi (nominative plural)
anatoma (genitive singular)
anatomu (genitive plural)
anatomam (dative singular)
anatomiem (dative plural)
anatomu (accusative singular)
anatomus (accusative plural)
anatomu (instrumental singular)
anatomiem (instrumental plural)
anatomā (locative singular)
anatomos (locative plural)
anatom (singular vocative)
anatomi (plural vocative)

anatomam visnoderīgākais pētīšanas materiāls ir anatomisks preparāts

the anatomist's most useful research material is the anatomic preparation

(male) anatomist (a specialist in anatomy)


anatome

anatome f (5th declension, masculine form: anatoms)

anatoms (masculine)
anatome (nominative singular)
anatomes (nominative plural)
anatomes (genitive singular)
anatomju (genitive plural)
anatomei (dative singular)
anatomēm (dative plural)
anatomi (accusative singular)
anatomes (accusative plural)
anatomi (instrumental singular)
anatomēm (instrumental plural)
anatomē (locative singular)
anatomēs (locative plural)
anatome (singular vocative)
anatomes (plural vocative)

From anatoms (“anatomist”) + -e (“fem.”).

7.jūlijā pirms 85 gadiem dzimusi anatome un medicīnas redaktore Janīna Danusēviča

85 years ago, on July 7th, Janīna Danusēviča, anatomist and medical editor, was born

(female) anatomist (a specialist in anatomy)


bebrāda

bebrāda (nominative singular)
bebrādas (nominative plural)
bebrādas (genitive singular)
bebrādu (genitive plural)
bebrādai (dative singular)
bebrādām (dative plural)
bebrādu (accusative singular)
bebrādas (accusative plural)
bebrādu (instrumental singular)
bebrādām (instrumental plural)
bebrādā (locative singular)
bebrādās (locative plural)
bebrāda (singular vocative)
bebrādas (plural vocative)

From bebra (“beaver[gen.]”) + āda (“skin”).

bebrādas apkakle, cepure

pa Brīvības bulvāri steidzās kāds kungs bebrādas kažokā

on Freedom Boulevard there rushed a gentleman in a beaver fur coat


akustiķis

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

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

Latvijas akustiķu apvienība


akustiķe

akustiķe f (5th declension, masculine form: akustiķis)

akustiķis (masculine)
akustiķe (nominative singular)
akustiķes (nominative plural)
akustiķes (genitive singular)
akustiķu (genitive plural)
akustiķei (dative singular)
akustiķēm (dative plural)
akustiķi (accusative singular)
akustiķes (accusative plural)
akustiķi (instrumental singular)
akustiķēm (instrumental plural)
akustiķē (locative singular)
akustiķēs (locative plural)
akustiķe (singular vocative)
akustiķes (plural vocative)

From akustiķis (“acoustician”) + -e (“fem.”).

dzirdes akustiķe Evita Dūdare

the hearingacoustician (= phonoaudologist) Evita Dūdare

(female) acoustician (a specialist in acoustics)


fiziologs

fiziologs m (1st declension, feminine form: fizioloģe)

fizioloģe (feminine)
fiziologs (nominative singular)
fiziologi (nominative plural)
fiziologa (genitive singular)
fiziologu (genitive plural)
fiziologam (dative singular)
fiziologiem (dative plural)
fiziologu (accusative singular)
fiziologus (accusative plural)
fiziologu (instrumental singular)
fiziologiem (instrumental plural)
fiziologā (locative singular)
fiziologos (locative plural)
fiziolog (singular vocative)
fiziologi (plural vocative)

(male) physiologist (a specialist in physiology)


fizioloģe

fizioloģe f (5th declension, masculine form: fiziologs)

fiziologs (masculine)
fizioloģe (nominative singular)
fizioloģes (nominative plural)
fizioloģes (genitive singular)
fizioloģu (genitive plural)
fizioloģei (dative singular)
fizioloģēm (dative plural)
fizioloģi (accusative singular)
fizioloģes (accusative plural)
fizioloģi (instrumental singular)
fizioloģēm (instrumental plural)
fizioloģē (locative singular)
fizioloģēs (locative plural)
fizioloģe (singular vocative)
fizioloģes (plural vocative)

From fiziologs (“physiologist”) + -e (“fem.”) (with palatalization of g to ģ).

suffix

(female) physiologist (a specialist in physiology)


vēsums

vēsums (nominative singular)
vēsuma (genitive singular)
vēsumam (dative singular)
vēsumu (accusative singular)
vēsumu (instrumental singular)
vēsumā (locative singular)
vēsum (singular vocative)

vēsuma sajūta

a cool sensation, a sensation of coolness

cool, cold (feeling caused by moderately low air temperature)


mehāniķis

lv-noun

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

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

kuģa mehāniķis

no mašīntelpas atskan mehāniķa satrauktā balss: “virzuļi izdeguši”

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

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


mehāniķe

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

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

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

suffix

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


karavīrs

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

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

karavīru ierinda

kļūt par karavīru

atvaļināts karavīrs

karavīru ietērps

karavīru pienākumi

soldier (a person serving in the armed forces)


kareivis

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

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

mākslas kritiķis ir kareivis, kas cīnās par mākslas progresu

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

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


cīnītājs

lv-noun

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

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

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

suffix

miera, brīvības cīnītāji

cīnītāji pret rasu diskrimināciju

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


cīnītāja

lv-noun

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

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

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

suffix

drosmīga cīnītāja

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


mīļš

head

mīļš (definite mīļais, comparative mīļāks, superlative vismīļākais, adverb mīļi)

mīļais (definite)
mīļāks (comparative)
vismīļākais (superlative)
mīļi (adverb)
mīļš (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
mīļi (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
mīļa (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
mīļas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
mīļa (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
mīļu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
mīļas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
mīļu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
mīļam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
mīļiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
mīļai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
mīļām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
mīļu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
mīļus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
mīļu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
mīļas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
mīļu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
mīļiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
mīļu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
mīļām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
mīļā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
mīļos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
mīļā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
mīļās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From Proto-Baltic *mīl-, from Proto-Indo-European *mēi-, *mi- (“gentle, soft, dear”), with an added l. There were apparently competing o and u stems (see Lithuanian forms, and also Latvian dialectal mīls), ultimately replaced by a yu-stem, which became Latvian mīļš. Cognates include Lithuanian mýlas, mylùs, Old Prussian mīls, Old Church Slavonic милъ (milŭ), Russian ми́лый (mílyj), Belarusian мі́лы (míly), Ukrainian ми́лий (mýlyj, “sweet, tender, dear”), Bulgarian мил (mil, “dear, beloved”), Czech milý, Polish miły.

cog

mīļš smaids

mīļi vārdi

paldies tev, māt, par tavām mīļām rokām

thank you, mother, for your loving hands

loving, kind, nice (which expresses love, interest, friendship, kindness)


zobārsts

lv-noun

zobārsts m (1st declension, feminine form: zobārste)

zobārste (feminine)
zobārsts (nominative singular)
zobārsti (nominative plural)
zobārsta (genitive singular)
zobārstu (genitive plural)
zobārstam (dative singular)
zobārstiem (dative plural)
zobārstu (accusative singular)
zobārstus (accusative plural)
zobārstu (instrumental singular)
zobārstiem (instrumental plural)
zobārstā (locative singular)
zobārstos (locative plural)
zobārst (singular vocative)
zobārsti (plural vocative)

From zobs (“tooth”) + ārsts (“doctor, physician”).

compound

divdesmito gadu sākumā Latvijā strādāja jau nepilni četri simti zobārstu

in the early 20s almost 400 dentists worked in Latvia

bija laiks, kad zobārsts, izārstējis vai izrāvis slimu zobu, varēja uzskatīt, ka pilnā mērā ir izpildījis savu pienākumu

there was a time when a dentist, treating or pulling diseased teeth, could think that he had fully complied with his duty

(male) dentist (a doctor specialized in dentistry)


zobārste

lv-noun

zobārste f (5th declension, masculine form: zobārsts)

zobārsts (masculine)
zobārste (nominative singular)
zobārstes (nominative plural)
zobārstes (genitive singular)
zobārstu (genitive plural)
zobārstei (dative singular)
zobārstēm (dative plural)
zobārsti (accusative singular)
zobārstes (accusative plural)
zobārsti (instrumental singular)
zobārstēm (instrumental plural)
zobārstē (locative singular)
zobārstēs (locative plural)
zobārste (singular vocative)
zobārstes (plural vocative)

From zobārsts (“dentist”) + -e (“fem.”).

četrstūrainas vai ovālas plāksnītes: zobārste tāda un tāda...

rectangular or oval plates: dentist such and such...

(female) dentist (a doctor specialized in dentistry)


stomatologs

stomatologs m (1st declension, feminine form: stomatoloģe)

stomatoloģe (feminine)
stomatologs (nominative singular)
stomatologi (nominative plural)
stomatologa (genitive singular)
stomatologu (genitive plural)
stomatologam (dative singular)
stomatologiem (dative plural)
stomatologu (accusative singular)
stomatologus (accusative plural)
stomatologu (instrumental singular)
stomatologiem (instrumental plural)
stomatologā (locative singular)
stomatologos (locative plural)
stomatolog (singular vocative)
stomatologi (plural vocative)

(male) stomatologist, dentist (a specialist in stomatology, dentistry)


stomatoloģe

stomatoloģe f (5th declension, masculine form: stomatologs)

stomatologs (masculine)
stomatoloģe (nominative singular)
stomatoloģes (nominative plural)
stomatoloģes (genitive singular)
stomatoloģu (genitive plural)
stomatoloģei (dative singular)
stomatoloģēm (dative plural)
stomatoloģi (accusative singular)
stomatoloģes (accusative plural)
stomatoloģi (instrumental singular)
stomatoloģēm (instrumental plural)
stomatoloģē (locative singular)
stomatoloģēs (locative plural)
stomatoloģe (singular vocative)
stomatoloģes (plural vocative)

From stomatologs (“stomatologist, dentist”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

(female) stomatologist, dentist (a specialist in stomatology, dentistry)


darbaļaudis

lv-noun

darbaļaudis m (6th declension, irregular gender)

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

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

compound

pilsētu darbaļaudis

darbaļaužu starptautiskās solidaritātes diena

the workers' day of international solidarity

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


mīļākais

head

mīļākais (indefinite mīļāks, superlative vismīļākais, adverb mīļāk)

mīļāks (indefinite)
vismīļākais (superlative)
mīļāk (adverb)
mīļākais (definite masculine nominative singular)
mīļākie (definite masculine nominative plural)
mīļākā (definite feminine nominative singular)
mīļākās (definite feminine nominative plural)
mīļākā (definite genitive masculine singular)
mīļāko (definite genitive masculine plural)
mīļākās (definite feminine genitive singular)
mīļāko (definite feminine genitive plural)
mīļākajam (dative definite masculine singular)
mīļākajiem (dative definite masculine plural)
mīļākajai (dative definite feminine singular)
mīļākajām (dative definite feminine plural)
mīļāko (accusative definite masculine singular)
mīļākos (accusative definite masculine plural)
mīļāko (accusative definite feminine singular)
mīļākās (accusative definite feminine plural)
mīļāko (definite instrumental masculine singular)
mīļākajiem (definite instrumental masculine plural)
mīļāko (definite feminine instrumental singular)
mīļākajām (definite feminine instrumental plural)
mīļākajā (definite locative masculine singular)
mīļākajos (definite locative masculine plural)
mīļākajā (definite feminine locative singular)
mīļākajās (definite feminine locative plural)
mīļāko (definite masculine singular vocative)
mīļākais (definite masculine singular vocative)
mīļākie (definite masculine plural vocative)
mīļāko (definite feminine singular vocative)
mīļākā (definite feminine singular vocative)
mīļākās (definite feminine plural vocative)

the dearer, the kinder, the more loving; definite comparative degree of mīļš


kurdiete

lv-noun

kurdiete f (5th declension, masculine form: kurds)

kurds (masculine)
kurdiete (nominative singular)
kurdietes (nominative plural)
kurdietes (genitive singular)
kurdiešu (genitive plural)
kurdietei (dative singular)
kurdietēm (dative plural)
kurdieti (accusative singular)
kurdietes (accusative plural)
kurdieti (instrumental singular)
kurdietēm (instrumental plural)
kurdietē (locative singular)
kurdietēs (locative plural)
kurdiete (singular vocative)
kurdietes (plural vocative)

a (female) Kurd, a woman member of the Kurdish people


paklājs

paklājs (nominative singular)
paklāji (nominative plural)
paklāja (genitive singular)
paklāju (genitive plural)
paklājam (dative singular)
paklājiem (dative plural)
paklāju (accusative singular)
paklājus (accusative plural)
paklāju (instrumental singular)
paklājiem (instrumental plural)
paklājā (locative singular)
paklājos (locative plural)
paklāj (singular vocative)
paklāji (plural vocative)

From pa- + klājs (“deck (of ship)”), with klājs (q.v.) being an irregular nominal form of klāt (“to cover”).

cīnas paklājs

(sports) mat (a floor covering, especially in martial arts, designed to protect the athletes from injury during training and competitions)


dvīnis

dvīnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: dvīne)

dvīne (feminine)
dvīnis (nominative singular)
dvīņi (nominative plural)
dvīņa (genitive singular)
dvīņu (genitive plural)
dvīnim (dative singular)
dvīņiem (dative plural)
dvīni (accusative singular)
dvīņus (accusative plural)
dvīni (instrumental singular)
dvīņiem (instrumental plural)
dvīnī (locative singular)
dvīņos (locative plural)
dvīni (singular vocative)
dvīņi (plural vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, twofold”) (with an extra suffix *-no, *-nyo), from *dwi- (“two”), whence also divi (“two”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian dvynỹs, Old High German zwiniling (< *twi-na-), German Zwilling, English twin, Latin bini (“in twos, in pairs”) (< *dwis-no-).

der

dvīņu brālis

twin brother (a man with a twin brother or sister)

dvīņu māsa

twin sister (a woman with a twin brother or sister)

dvīņu zvaigzne

dvīņu klēts

twin barn (i.e., two barns under the same roof)

dvīņi ir līdzīgi pēc ārienes

Kaspars domāja par saviem dvīņiem

Kaspars thought about his twins (children)

turcietei piedzimuši dvīņi, zēns un meitene

the Turkish woman gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl

(male) twin (a boy born together with another child from one mother)


dvīne

lv-noun

dvīne f (5th declension, masculine form: dvīnis)

dvīnis (masculine)
dvīne (nominative singular)
dvīnes (nominative plural)
dvīnes (genitive singular)
dvīņu (genitive plural)
dvīnei (dative singular)
dvīnēm (dative plural)
dvīni (accusative singular)
dvīnes (accusative plural)
dvīni (instrumental singular)
dvīnēm (instrumental plural)
dvīnē (locative singular)
dvīnēs (locative plural)
dvīne (singular vocative)
dvīnes (plural vocative)

dvīņu māsa

abas dvīņu māsas ir labas vingrotājas

pašas jaunākās meistarsacīkšu dalībnieces ir Kanādas indiāņu dvīnes

the youngest championship participants are the Canadian Indian (female) twins

(female) twin (a girl born together with another child from one mother)


strēlnieks

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

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

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

cog

plecos stops un bultas, strēlnieks kalnos klīst

crossbow and arrows on shoulders, the archer roams in the mountains

(historical) (male) archer (warrior or hunter whose main weapon is a bow (or crossbow) and arrows)


strēlniece

lv-noun

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

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

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

(historical) (female) archer (warrior or hunter whose main weapon is a bow (or crossbow) and arrows)


strēle

strēle (nominative singular)
strēles (nominative plural)
strēles (genitive singular)
strēļu (genitive plural)
strēlei (dative singular)
strēlēm (dative plural)
strēli (accusative singular)
strēles (accusative plural)
strēli (instrumental singular)
strēlēm (instrumental plural)
strēlē (locative singular)
strēlēs (locative plural)
strēle (singular vocative)
strēles (plural vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *strel-, *strēl-, from *ster- (“line, streak, stripe; jet, spurt; beam”) (whence also Latvian stars (“ray, beam”), q.v.) with an extra l. The same stem also yielded the 17th-/18th-century verb strēlēt (“to shoot”), later replaced by šaut (“to shoot”). The basic meaning must have been “to scatter, to throw (around)”, from which “to shoot” and, as a nominalized form, “that which is shot”. Cognates include Lithuanian strėlė̃, strėlà (“arrow; shoot, branch; rafter”), Old Church Slavonic стрѣла (strěla), Belarusian, Bulgarian, Russian стрела́ (strelá), Ukrainian стріла́ (strilá, “arrow”), Czech střela (“arrow, projectile”), Polish strzała (“arrow”), Old High German strāla (“arrow, lightning bolt”), German Strahl (“ray, beam”).

cog

traucas kā izšauta strēle

speeding, rushing like an arrow (lit. like a shot arrow)

(chiefly figuratively) arrow, dart (projectile thrown with a bow)

pa skalu slīd strēle, norādīdama iegrimes dziļumu

along the scale the arrow moved, showing the depth of the sinking

kad Lilija pēdējo reizi paraudzījās pulkstenī, zeltītās strēles iezīmēja ceturksni uz deviņiem

when Lilija last looked at the clock, the golden arrows showed a quarter of nine

arrow (a component part that is thin and long, usually used for pointing)

pāri debesīm traucās melnas mākoņu strēles, brīžiem aizsegdamas mēnesi

across the sky rushed black cloud strips, sometimes hiding the moon

zilganas dūmu strēles peldēja pāri ievu krūmiem

bluish smoke strips floated across the cherry bushes

(of gas, fog, smoke) narrow, elongated formation, strip

līgani pagriezās celtņa strēle

(technology) jib, boom (the projecting arm of a crane)


prieks

prieks (nominative singular)
prieki (nominative plural)
prieka (genitive singular)
prieku (genitive plural)
priekam (dative singular)
priekiem (dative plural)
prieku (accusative singular)
priekus (accusative plural)
prieku (instrumental singular)
priekiem (instrumental plural)
priekā (locative singular)
priekos (locative plural)
priek (singular vocative)
prieki (plural vocative)

Usually derived from Proto-Baltic *prie (with an extra suffix -k), from a form *prēi- of Proto-Indo-European *prāi-, *prəi-, *pri- (“to admire, to respect; satisfied, happy mood”). From this stem, cognates are derived (with different extra suffixes) in other languages, among which: Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “friend”), archaic прия́ть (prijátʹ, “to relate favorably, positively”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 (frijōn, “to love”) (compare Dutch vrijen (“to cuddle, to kiss, to have sex”)), 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”) (compare German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend), Sanskrit प्रीणाति (prīṇā́ti, “to like, to love, to be kind to”) (< stem *pri-), प्रितः (pritáḥ, “happy, delighted; well-groomed”). But note that *prēi- is not an expected ablaut form of *prāi-, which casts doubt on this etymology. Another possibility is to derive prieks from Proto-Baltic *priek-, from *prei- (with an extra -k), from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *spʰer- (“to pull, to throw, to kick”); the derived form *prew- of this stem yielded Russian прыгать (prygatʹ, “to jump”), Dutch vreugde, German Freude (“joy”).

pāris nedēļu pagāja vienos priekos: izlaiduma balle, izlaiduma ekskursija

a couple of weeks went by only in joys, pleasures: the graduation ball, the graduation trip

(typically plural) joy, pleasure (events, circumstances, etc. which causes such positive emotional states)


bulta

bulta (nominative singular)
bultas (nominative plural)
bultas (genitive singular)
bultu (genitive plural)
bultai (dative singular)
bultām (dative plural)
bultu (accusative singular)
bultas (accusative plural)
bultu (instrumental singular)
bultām (instrumental plural)
bultā (locative singular)
bultās (locative plural)
bulta (singular vocative)
bultas (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German bolte (“bolt”), or from Middle Dutch bult (“bolt”) (compare German Bolzen, English bolt), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

bultas uzgalis

bultu maks

izšaut bultu

kā bulta

arrow (long, thin projectile to be shot with a bow or crossbow)

bulta norāda uz pagrieziena virzienu

the arrow indicates the direction of the turn


zveja

zveja (nominative singular)
zvejas (genitive singular)
zvejai (dative singular)
zveju (accusative singular)
zveju (instrumental singular)
zvejā (locative singular)
zveja (singular vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *žuw- with extra suffixes -ey-ya, from the same stem as zivs (“fish”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian žvejỹs.

zvejas kuģis, laiva

zvejas piederumi

zvejas tīkla pludiņi

siļķu, krabju zveja

piekrastes, krasta zveja

zemledus zveja

iet uz zveju

fishing (the catching of fish or aquatic invertebrates with various specific tools)


zvejasvieta

zvejasvieta (nominative singular)
zvejasvietas (nominative plural)
zvejasvietas (genitive singular)
zvejasvietu (genitive plural)
zvejasvietai (dative singular)
zvejasvietām (dative plural)
zvejasvietu (accusative singular)
zvejasvietas (accusative plural)
zvejasvietu (instrumental singular)
zvejasvietām (instrumental plural)
zvejasvietā (locative singular)
zvejasvietās (locative plural)
zvejasvieta (singular vocative)
zvejasvietas (plural vocative)

From zvejas (“fishing[gen.]”) + vieta (“place”).

compound

zvejasvietas Baltijas jūrā

uzbraukt uz zvejasvietu

fishing, fishing place; alternative form of zvejas vieta


zvejas vieta

zvejas vieta (nominative singular)
zvejas vietas (nominative plural)
zvejas vietas (genitive singular)
zvejas vietu (genitive plural)
zvejas vietai (dative singular)
zvejas vietām (dative plural)
zvejas vietu (accusative singular)
zvejas vietas (accusative plural)
zvejas vietu (instrumental singular)
zvejas vietām (instrumental plural)
zvejas vietā (locative singular)
zvejas vietās (locative plural)
zvejas vieta (singular vocative)
zvejas vietas (plural vocative)

zvejas vietas jāsadalot saimnieciskā līgumā

fishing places are to be divided in (accordance with) an economic agreement

zvejas vietas Baltijas jūras un Rīgas jūras līča piekrastē

fishing places on the coast of the Baltic Sea or of the Gulf of Rīga

fishing, fishery, fishing place (a place or spot on the sea, etc. where fish or other invertebrates can be caught)


zvejnieks

lv-noun

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

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

zvejnieku zabāki

zvejnieku kuģis

malu zvejnieks

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

krastā piestājušas zvejnieku motorlaivas

the fishermen's motor boats have come ashore

(male) fisherman (man whose work is fishing)


zvejniece

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

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

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

pērļu zvejnieces

zvejnieces dziesmiņa

(female) fisherwoman (woman whose work is fishing)


zvejniecība

zvejniecība (nominative singular)
zvejniecības (genitive singular)
zvejniecībai (dative singular)
zvejniecību (accusative singular)
zvejniecību (instrumental singular)
zvejniecībā (locative singular)
zvejniecība (singular vocative)

From zvejnieks (“fisherman”) + -ība (with zvejnieks from zveja (“fishing”) + -nieks).

malu zvejniecība

galvenā nodarbošanās Kuršu jomā bija zvejniecība

the main business of the Curonian region was fishing

tradicionāls zvejniecības rajons

fishing, the fishing industry (the economic activity of catching fish)


tulks

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

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

bor

gadījies arī bez tulka starpniecības sarunāties ar somu jūrniekiem

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

nepieciešamība pēc tulkošanas un tulkiem radās jau sirmā senatnē

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

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


duraki

“cūkas” jeb “duraki” ir kāršu spēle, kuras mērķis ir atbrīvoties no rokās esošajām kārtīm

“pigs,” or “fools,” is a card game whose objective it is to get rid of all the cards in one's hands

(colloquial, in the plural) a certain card game


apātija

apātija (nominative singular)
apātijas (genitive singular)
apātijai (dative singular)
apātiju (accusative singular)
apātiju (instrumental singular)
apātijā (locative singular)
apātija (singular vocative)

Via some other European language, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion”), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “not suffering or having suffered”, “without experience of”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πάθος (páthos, “anything that befalls one”, “incident”, “emotion”, “passion”).

apātijas stāvoklis

apātijas pārņēmts cilvēks

viņas skatiens pauda nogurumu un apātiju

Vītols juta, ka sirdi kā drēgnums apskauj drūma apātija; negribējās neko izdomāt līdz galam

Vītols felt that bleak apathy embraced (his) heart like cold weather; he didn't feel like figuring out anything

es iegrimu apātijā; jo vairāk atplauka daba un vasarīgāks kļuva gaiss, jo melnāka man šķita nākotne

I fell into apathy; the more nature blossomed, the more it became summer, the blacker the future seemed to me

apathy (mental condition characterized by lack of will, activity, interest; indifference)


fotografēt

head

fotografēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present fotografēju, fotografē, fotografē, past fotografēju)

conjugation (second-person)
fotografēju (present)
fotografē (present)
fotografēju (past)
fotografēju (first-person indicative present singular)
fotografēju (first-person indicative past singular)
fotografēšu (first-person future indicative singular)
fotografē (indicative present second-person singular)
fotografēji (indicative past second-person singular)
fotografēsi (future indicative second-person singular)
fotografē (imperative second-person singular)
fotografē (indicative present singular third-person)
fotografēja (indicative past singular third-person)
fotografēs (future indicative singular third-person)
lai fotografē (imperative singular third-person)
fotografējam (first-person indicative plural present)
fotografējām (first-person indicative past plural)
fotografēsim (first-person future indicative plural)
fotografēsim (first-person imperative plural)
fotografējat (indicative plural present second-person)
fotografējāt (indicative past plural second-person)
fotografēsiet (future indicative plural second-person)
fotografēsit (future indicative plural second-person)
fotografējiet (imperative plural second-person)
fotografē (indicative plural present third-person)
fotografēja (indicative past plural third-person)
fotografēs (future indicative plural third-person)
lai fotografē (imperative plural third-person)
fotografējot (present renarrative)
fotografējošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot fotografējis (past renarrative)
fotografēdams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
fotografēšot (future renarrative)
fotografējot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai fotografējot (imperative)
fotografējam (active participle participle-4 present)
fotografējis (active participle past)
fotografētu (conditional present)
fotografējams (participle passive present)
būtu fotografējis (conditional past)
fotografēts (participle passive past)
jāfotografē (debitive indicative)
būt jāfotografē (debitive indicative)
fotografēt (infinitive)
esot jāfotografē (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
nefotografēt (infinitive negative)
jāfotografējot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
fotografēšana (noun-from-verb)

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

fotografēt augus, dzīvniekus

mācīties fotografēt

to learn how to take pictures, to learn photography

sveiks, Edik! nāku tevi fotografēt goda plāksnei

hi, Ediks! I'm coming to photograph you for an honorary plaque

to photograph, to take a photograph, a picture (to capture an image with a photographic camera)


uzvalks

uzvalks (nominative singular)
uzvalki (nominative plural)
uzvalka (genitive singular)
uzvalku (genitive plural)
uzvalkam (dative singular)
uzvalkiem (dative plural)
uzvalku (accusative singular)
uzvalkus (accusative plural)
uzvalku (instrumental singular)
uzvalkiem (instrumental plural)
uzvalkā (locative singular)
uzvalkos (locative plural)
uzvalk (singular vocative)
uzvalki (plural vocative)

From uz- (“everyday (clothes)”) + valks.

Ādama uzvalkā

pirmais jātnieku pāris bija ģērbies mednieku uzvalkos: garos stulmu zābakos, ādas biksēs, siltas dārgādas puskažokos

the first couple of riders was dressed in hunting outfits: long boots, leather pants, short warm fur coats


pļāpāt

pļāpāt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present pļāpāju, pļāpā, pļāpā, past pļāpāju)

conjugation (second-person)
pļāpāju (present)
pļāpā (present)
pļāpāju (past)
pļāpāju (first-person indicative present singular)
pļāpāju (first-person indicative past singular)
pļāpāšu (first-person future indicative singular)
pļāpā (indicative present second-person singular)
pļāpāji (indicative past second-person singular)
pļāpāsi (future indicative second-person singular)
pļāpā (imperative second-person singular)
pļāpā (indicative present singular third-person)
pļāpāja (indicative past singular third-person)
pļāpās (future indicative singular third-person)
lai pļāpā (imperative singular third-person)
pļāpājam (first-person indicative plural present)
pļāpājām (first-person indicative past plural)
pļāpāsim (first-person future indicative plural)
pļāpāsim (first-person imperative plural)
pļāpājat (indicative plural present second-person)
pļāpājāt (indicative past plural second-person)
pļāpāsiet (future indicative plural second-person)
pļāpāsit (future indicative plural second-person)
pļāpājiet (imperative plural second-person)
pļāpā (indicative plural present third-person)
pļāpāja (indicative past plural third-person)
pļāpās (future indicative plural third-person)
lai pļāpā (imperative plural third-person)
pļāpājot (present renarrative)
pļāpājošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot pļāpājis (past renarrative)
pļāpādams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
pļāpāšot (future renarrative)
pļāpājot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai pļāpājot (imperative)
pļāpājam (active participle participle-4 present)
pļāpājis (active participle past)
pļāpātu (conditional present)
pļāpājams (participle passive present)
būtu pļāpājis (conditional past)
pļāpāts (participle passive past)
jāpļāpā (debitive indicative)
būt jāpļāpā (debitive indicative)
pļāpāt (infinitive)
esot jāpļāpā (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
nepļāpāt (infinitive negative)
jāpļāpājot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
pļāpāšana (noun-from-verb)

From Proto-Indo-European *bel-, *pel-, *bla-, *pla-, an onomatopoeic stem that imitates human speech. Apparently, this stem was reduplicated in pļāpāt and underwent expressive palatalization (pl > pļ). Cognates include Lithuanian plõpti, pliõpti, pliopóti, German plappern.

veci cilvēki daudz pļāpā

bet man gribas tikai niekus pļāpāt

but I feel like just chatting about unimportant things

ārsts nemēdza pļāpāt par delikatām lietām

the doctor tends not to chatter, gossip about sensitive issues

to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip (to talk about minor, unimportant topics)


māsa

māsa (nominative singular)
māsas (nominative plural)
māsas (genitive singular)
māsu (genitive plural)
māsai (dative singular)
māsām (dative plural)
māsu (accusative singular)
māsas (accusative plural)
māsu (instrumental singular)
māsām (instrumental plural)
māsā (locative singular)
māsās (locative plural)
māsa (singular vocative)
māsas (plural vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *mā-, a baby language word for “mother,” “mommy” (whence also māte, q.v.). This word, probably at first a term of endearment, has replaced an earlier descendant of Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (still found in Lithuanian sesuõ, genitive form seser̃s). Cognates include Lithuanian móša (“sister-in-law”), Old Prussian moazo ([moaso], “aunt”).

māsa, medicīnas māsa

operāciju māsa

diētas māsa

vecākā māsa

medicīnas māsu kursi

iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu

nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)


tintnīca

tintnīca (nominative singular)
tintnīcas (nominative plural)
tintnīcas (genitive singular)
tintnīcu (genitive plural)
tintnīcai (dative singular)
tintnīcām (dative plural)
tintnīcu (accusative singular)
tintnīcas (accusative plural)
tintnīcu (instrumental singular)
tintnīcām (instrumental plural)
tintnīcā (locative singular)
tintnīcās (locative plural)
tintnīca (singular vocative)
tintnīcas (plural vocative)

viņš bija nopirkt tintnīcu

ar knipi atsitu vaļā tintnīcu, ņemu savu labāko, iecienītāko spalvu...

with a flip I open the inkwell, I take my best, favorite pen...

prāvai, baltai marmora tintnīcai cieši blakus nolikta blāvi zila porcelāna vāzīte, tajā trīs caurspīdīgi spalvaskāti

right next to the large, white marmor inkwell was a little pale white porcelain vase, in it three transparent penholders

inkwell (an ink container used for writing with a pen)


sniega arkls

sniega arkls (nominative singular)
sniega arkli (nominative plural)
sniega arkla (genitive singular)
sniega arklu (genitive plural)
sniega arklam (dative singular)
sniega arkliem (dative plural)
sniega arklu (accusative singular)
sniega arklus (accusative plural)
sniega arklu (instrumental singular)
sniega arkliem (instrumental plural)
sniega arklā (locative singular)
sniega arklos (locative plural)
sniega arkl (singular vocative)
sniega arkli (plural vocative)

jaudīgs, rotējošs sniega arkls

snow plow (US), snow plough (UK) (device for removing snow)


reģistrators

lv-noun

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

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

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

tu varētu iekārtot mani sanitārajā bataljonā par reģistratoru

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

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


reģistratore

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

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

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

suffix

pārceļu jūs par reģistratori vēstuļu nodaļā

I am promoting you to record keeper in the letters department

sanitāre ambulancē reizē arī pilda reģistratores pienākumus

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

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


fotogrāfija

fotogrāfija (nominative singular)
fotogrāfijas (nominative plural)
fotogrāfijas (genitive singular)
fotogrāfiju (genitive plural)
fotogrāfijai (dative singular)
fotogrāfijām (dative plural)
fotogrāfiju (accusative singular)
fotogrāfijas (accusative plural)
fotogrāfiju (instrumental singular)
fotogrāfijām (instrumental plural)
fotogrāfijā (locative singular)
fotogrāfijās (locative plural)
fotogrāfija (singular vocative)
fotogrāfijas (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian фотогра́фія (fotográfija), ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write”) + -ija.

fotogrāfija ir optisku, mehānisku, elektrisku un ķīmisku procesu komplekss

photography is a complex of optical, mechanical, electrical and chemical processes

(usually in the singular) photography (the technique of making pictures with a camera)

šodien fotogrāfija izaugusi par pastāvīgu mākslu

today, photography has grown into an independent (form of) art

(usually in the singular) photography (the art and craft of photograph and image making)


fotogrāfs

lv-noun

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

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

redakcijas fotogrāfs

mākslas fotogrāfs

doties pie fotogrāfa

mācīties par fotogrāfu

Pavločevs turēja rokās stūri tik cītīgi, it ka pozētu fotogrāfam

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

mūsu fotogrāfi aizvien biežāk rīko portretu izstādes

our photographers are organizing portrait exhibitions increasingly more often

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


fotogrāfe

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

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

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

suffix

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

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

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


garšot

head

garšot (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present garšoju, garšo, garšo, past garšoju)

conjugation (second-person)
garšoju (present)
garšo (present)
garšoju (past)
garšoju (first-person indicative present singular)
garšoju (first-person indicative past singular)
garšošu (first-person future indicative singular)
garšo (indicative present second-person singular)
garšoji (indicative past second-person singular)
garšosi (future indicative second-person singular)
garšo (imperative second-person singular)
garšo (indicative present singular third-person)
garšoja (indicative past singular third-person)
garšos (future indicative singular third-person)
lai garšo (imperative singular third-person)
garšojam (first-person indicative plural present)
garšojām (first-person indicative past plural)
garšosim (first-person future indicative plural)
garšosim (first-person imperative plural)
garšojat (indicative plural present second-person)
garšojāt (indicative past plural second-person)
garšosiet (future indicative plural second-person)
garšosit (future indicative plural second-person)
garšojiet (imperative plural second-person)
garšo (indicative plural present third-person)
garšoja (indicative past plural third-person)
garšos (future indicative plural third-person)
lai garšo (imperative plural third-person)
garšojot (present renarrative)
garšojošs (active adjectival participle participle-1 present)
esot garšojis (past renarrative)
garšodams (active adverbial participle participle-2 present)
garšošot (future renarrative)
garšojot (active adverbial participle participle-3 present)
lai garšojot (imperative)
garšojam (active participle participle-4 present)
garšojis (active participle past)
garšotu (conditional present)
garšojams (participle passive present)
būtu garšojis (conditional past)
garšots (participle passive past)
jāgaršo (debitive indicative)
būt jāgaršo (debitive indicative)
garšot (infinitive)
esot jāgaršo (conjunctive conjunctive-1 debitive)
negaršot (infinitive negative)
jāgaršojot (conjunctive conjunctive-2 debitive)
garšošana (noun-from-verb)

From the same stem as garša (“taste”) (q.v.), made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb.

garšot sviestu, sieru, vīnu

to taste the butter, the cheese, the wine

garšot ievārijumu, salātus

augļi jau zēniem bija pazīstami; tos varēja arī negaršot

the boys already knew (those) fruits; they could also not (= didn't have to) taste them

viņa sīkiem gabaliņiem, kā garšodama, lika mutē pildīto zivi

she put the stuffed fish in her mouth in very small pieces, as if degustating it

(transitive) to taste, to degustate (to put in one's mouth and experience the flavor of something, usually in order to judge or evaluate it)


garšīgs

garšīgs (definite garšīgais, comparative garšīgāks, superlative visgaršīgākais, adverb garšīgi)

garšīgais (definite)
garšīgāks (comparative)
visgaršīgākais (superlative)
garšīgi (adverb)
garšīgs (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
garšīgi (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
garšīga (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
garšīgas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
garšīga (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
garšīgu (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
garšīgas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
garšīgu (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
garšīgam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
garšīgiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
garšīgai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
garšīgām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
garšīgu (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
garšīgus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
garšīgu (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
garšīgas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
garšīgu (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
garšīgiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
garšīgu (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
garšīgām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
garšīgā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
garšīgos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
garšīgā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
garšīgās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

garšīga maize

garšīgi āboli

garšīgas brokastis

cik garšīgs ir visvienkāršākais ēdiens tīru cilvēku mājā!

how tasty is the simplest food in the house of a clean, pure person!

katrs zina, cik garšīgs ir žāvēts zutis; marinēts nēģis vēl garšīgāks

everybody knows how tasty is dried eel; marinated lamprey is even tastier

tasty (which has pleasant taste, flavor; which tastes good)


dāniete

lv-noun

dāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: dānis)

dānis (masculine)
dāniete (nominative singular)
dānietes (nominative plural)
dānietes (genitive singular)
dāniešu (genitive plural)
dānietei (dative singular)
dānietēm (dative plural)
dānieti (accusative singular)
dānietes (accusative plural)
dānieti (instrumental singular)
dānietēm (instrumental plural)
dānietē (locative singular)
dānietēs (locative plural)
dāniete (singular vocative)
dānietes (plural vocative)

a (female) Dane, a woman born in Denmark


apavs

apavs (nominative singular)
apavi (nominative plural)
apava (genitive singular)
apavu (genitive plural)
apavam (dative singular)
apaviem (dative plural)
apavu (accusative singular)
apavus (accusative plural)
apavu (instrumental singular)
apaviem (instrumental plural)
apavā (locative singular)
apavos (locative plural)
apav (singular vocative)
apavi (plural vocative)

From the same stem as the verb aut (“to put on (footwear)”): *ap-aw-as > apavs. The original meaning, probably “bandage,” “covering (cloth),” was already often connected to footwear in 17th- and 18th-century texts, though not obligatorily (cf. expressions like kāju apavs “foot apavs” in folk tales). Cognates include Lithuanian ãpavas, Russian обувь (obuvʹ), Czech obuv, Polish obuw.

ādas, gumijas apavi

vasaras, ziemas apavi

viegli, smagi apavi

mājas apavi

labot apavus

kurpnieks novietoja kurpi uz plaukta blakus citiem labojamiem apaviem

the cobbler placed the shoe on the shelf, next to the other footwear to be mended

gaumīgi iekārtotajās veikala telpās vitrinās izvietotas dāždažādu lielumu, fasonu un krāsu kurpes un citi apavi

in the indoor showcases of a tastefully decorated shop one places shoes and other footwear of various sizes, styles and colors

un pēkšņi šķiet: ir apavs caurs

and suddenly it seemed: the shoe has a hole


apavnieks

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

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

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

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


apavniece

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

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

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


kurpnieks

lv-noun

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

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

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

kurpnieku darbnīca

kurpnieku meistars, māceklis

viņa skatījās uz manām kurpēm un teica, ka būšot drīz jau cauras, vajagot pie laika dot kurpniekam

she looked at my shoes and said that they would soon have holes and (that) it would be necessary to take (lit. give) them to the cobbler's

(male) cobbler, shoemaker (craftsman who makes or repairs shoes, boots, sandals and other footwear)


kurpniece

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

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

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

suffix

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

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


kurpe

kurpe (nominative singular)
kurpes (nominative plural)
kurpes (genitive singular)
kurpju (genitive plural)
kurpei (dative singular)
kurpēm (dative plural)
kurpi (accusative singular)
kurpes (accusative plural)
kurpi (instrumental singular)
kurpēm (instrumental plural)
kurpē (locative singular)
kurpēs (locative plural)
kurpe (singular vocative)
kurpes (plural vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *kurp- (+ feminine ending -e), from the zero grade *kr̥p- of Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“piece of leather; shoe”), from the stem *ker- (“to cut”) (whence also cirpt (“to shear, to clip”), q.v.) with an extra p. Semantic evolution: “to cut” > “a cut piece of leather” > “shoe (made of leather)” > “shoe.” Cognates include Lithuanian kùrpė (“shoe, half-boot, slipper; foot (measure of length)”), Old Prussian kurpe (“shoe”), Russian dialectal корпа́ть (korpátʹ, “to mend clothes”), Bulgarian кърпа (kǎrpa, “rag, cloth, patch”), Serbo-Croatian kȑpa (“patch, piece of cloth”), kȑplje (“old shoes, skis”), Old Irish cairem (“cobbler”) (< *karɸyamos), Ancient Greek καρβάτινος (karbátinos, “made of leather”), καρβάτιναι (karbátinai, “rawhide shoes”), καρπάτινον (karpátinon, “simple shoe made of one piece of leather”).

cog

vīriešu vasaras kurpes

sieviešu ielas kurpes

augstpapēžu kurpes

rīta kurpes

kurpes ar sprādzi

kurpju auklas

spodrināt kurpes

novilkt kurpes

baleta kurpes

Kumuru ciema kurpniekam Mednītim nācās taisīt vairākus pārus kurpju

Mednītis, the shoemaker of the village of Kumuru, had to make several pairs of shoes

(usually in the plural) shoes (footwear made of strong, rigid material (e.g., leather) with heels and hard soles, covering the foot but not higher than the ankle)


pastala

pastala (nominative singular)
pastalas (nominative plural)
pastalas (genitive singular)
pastalu (genitive plural)
pastalai (dative singular)
pastalām (dative plural)
pastalu (accusative singular)
pastalas (accusative plural)
pastalu (instrumental singular)
pastalām (instrumental plural)
pastalā (locative singular)
pastalās (locative plural)
pastala (singular vocative)
pastalas (plural vocative)

This word, already mentioned in 14th-century texts, is traditionally considered a borrowing from Russian посто́лы (postóly) (dialectal), itself apparently a borrowing from Turkish postal (“shoe”), from post (“skin, leather”). More recently, it has been suggested that it may be derived from the stem of stāt (“to stop, to stand”); cf. Lithuanian pastõlas, pastõlis (“base, support”). If this is true, the original meaning of pastala would have been “that which is located under (something else).” Some Old Prussian place names (Pastoline, Pastelina) appear to contain a cognate of this word.

dziļās pastalas

Sīmanis apsēdās grāvmālē atpūsties, savilka ciešāk atslābušās pastalu auklas

Sīmanis sat down by the ditch to rest (and) tightened his loose pastala laces

(usually in the plural) simple, primitive shoes made of one piece of leather without seams and with straps or laces on top


holandietis

lv-noun

holandietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: holandiete)

holandiete (feminine)
holandietis (nominative singular)
holandieši (nominative plural)
holandieša (genitive singular)
holandiešu (genitive plural)
holandietim (dative singular)
holandiešiem (dative plural)
holandieti (accusative singular)
holandiešus (accusative plural)
holandieti (instrumental singular)
holandiešiem (instrumental plural)
holandietī (locative singular)
holandiešos (locative plural)
holandieti (singular vocative)
holandieši (plural vocative)

holandiešu valoda

(genitive plural): Dutch, pertaining to the Netherlands or Holland and its people


holandiete

holandiete f (5th declension, masculine form: holandietis)

holandietis (masculine)
holandiete (nominative singular)
holandietes (nominative plural)
holandietes (genitive singular)
holandiešu (genitive plural)
holandietei (dative singular)
holandietēm (dative plural)
holandieti (accusative singular)
holandietes (accusative plural)
holandieti (instrumental singular)
holandietēm (instrumental plural)
holandietē (locative singular)
holandietēs (locative plural)
holandiete (singular vocative)
holandietes (plural vocative)

From Holande (“Holland”) + -iete, or holandietis (“Dutchman”) + -e (“fem.”).

a Dutchwoman, a woman from the Netherlands


igaunis

igaunis m (2nd declension, feminine form: igauniete)

igauniete (feminine)
igaunis (nominative singular)
igauņi (nominative plural)
igauņa (genitive singular)
igauņu (genitive plural)
igaunim (dative singular)
igauņiem (dative plural)
igauni (accusative singular)
igauņus (accusative plural)
igauni (instrumental singular)
igauņiem (instrumental plural)
igaunī (locative singular)
igauņos (locative plural)
igauni (singular vocative)
igauņi (plural vocative)

Probably derived from the old name of a region in Estonia, corresponding to Latin Ugaunia (where the initial u was probably pronounced as ü). It is also possible that the original word was the name of a tribe living to the East of the Germans, called in Latin Inguaeones. These two Latin terms may also be ultimately related.

igauņu valoda

igauņu literatūra

igauņu dzejnieki

(genitive plural) Estonian; pertaining to Estonia and its people


igauniete

igauniete f (5th declension, masculine form: igaunis)

igaunis (masculine)
igauniete (nominative singular)
igaunietes (nominative plural)
igaunietes (genitive singular)
igauniešu (genitive plural)
igaunietei (dative singular)
igaunietēm (dative plural)
igaunieti (accusative singular)
igaunietes (accusative plural)
igaunieti (instrumental singular)
igaunietēm (instrumental plural)
igaunietē (locative singular)
igaunietēs (locative plural)
igauniete (singular vocative)
igaunietes (plural vocative)

esmu igauniete, bet dzīvoju Latvijā kopš 2004. gada

I am (an) Estonian (woman), and I have lived in Latvia since 2004

a (female) Estonian, a woman born in Estonia


poliete

poliete f (5th declension, masculine form: polis)

polis (masculine)
poliete (nominative singular)
polietes (nominative plural)
polietes (genitive singular)
poliešu (genitive plural)
polietei (dative singular)
polietēm (dative plural)
polieti (accusative singular)
polietes (accusative plural)
polieti (instrumental singular)
polietēm (instrumental plural)
polietē (locative singular)
polietēs (locative plural)
poliete (singular vocative)
polietes (plural vocative)

pusmūža sieviete, pēc tautības poliete, ir atbraukusi ekskursijā no dzimtās Varšavas

a middle-aged woman, a Pole by ethnicity, arrived in an excursion from her native Warsaw


somiete

somiete f (5th declension, masculine form: soms)

soms (masculine)
somiete (nominative singular)
somietes (nominative plural)
somietes (genitive singular)
somiešu (genitive plural)
somietei (dative singular)
somietēm (dative plural)
somieti (accusative singular)
somietes (accusative plural)
somieti (instrumental singular)
somietēm (instrumental plural)
somietē (locative singular)
somietēs (locative plural)
somiete (singular vocative)
somietes (plural vocative)

dziedātāja bija somiete

a (female) Finn, a Finnish woman, a woman born in Finland


zviedrs

zviedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: zviedriete)

zviedriete (feminine)
zviedrs (nominative singular)
zviedri (nominative plural)
zviedra (genitive singular)
zviedru (genitive plural)
zviedram (dative singular)
zviedriem (dative plural)
zviedru (accusative singular)
zviedrus (accusative plural)
zviedru (instrumental singular)
zviedriem (instrumental plural)
zviedrā (locative singular)
zviedros (locative plural)
zviedr (singular vocative)
zviedri (plural vocative)

Apparently borrowed from German Schwede (“Swede”), though the form is somewhat anomalous (extra r, initial z instead of š).

satikām divus zviedrus


zviedriete

zviedriete f (5th declension, masculine form: zviedrs)

zviedrs (masculine)
zviedriete (nominative singular)
zviedrietes (nominative plural)
zviedrietes (genitive singular)
zviedriešu (genitive plural)
zviedrietei (dative singular)
zviedrietēm (dative plural)
zviedrieti (accusative singular)
zviedrietes (accusative plural)
zviedrieti (instrumental singular)
zviedrietēm (instrumental plural)
zviedrietē (locative singular)
zviedrietēs (locative plural)
zviedriete (singular vocative)
zviedrietes (plural vocative)

gaišmataina zviedriete

zviedriete tautastērpā

a (female) Swede, a Swedish woman, a woman born in Sweden


spānis

spānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: spāniete)

spāniete (feminine)
spānis (nominative singular)
spāņi (nominative plural)
spāņa (genitive singular)
spāņu (genitive plural)
spānim (dative singular)
spāņiem (dative plural)
spāni (accusative singular)
spāņus (accusative plural)
spāni (instrumental singular)
spāņiem (instrumental plural)
spānī (locative singular)
spāņos (locative plural)
spāni (singular vocative)
spāņi (plural vocative)

spāņu valoda

spāņu dejas

spāņu stils

(genitive plural) Spanish; pertaining to Spain and its people


spānietis

spānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: spāniete)

spāniete (feminine)
spānietis (nominative singular)
spānieši (nominative plural)
spānieša (genitive singular)
spāniešu (genitive plural)
spānietim (dative singular)
spāniešiem (dative plural)
spānieti (accusative singular)
spāniešus (accusative plural)
spānieti (instrumental singular)
spāniešiem (instrumental plural)
spānietī (locative singular)
spāniešos (locative plural)
spānieti (singular vocative)
spānieši (plural vocative)

spāniešu valoda

spāniešu literatūra


spāniete

spāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: spānietis)

spāniete (canonical feminine)
spānis (canonical)
spānietis (masculine)
spāniete (nominative singular)
spānietes (nominative plural)
spānietes (genitive singular)
spāniešu (genitive plural)
spānietei (dative singular)
spānietēm (dative plural)
spānieti (accusative singular)
spānietes (accusative plural)
spānieti (instrumental singular)
spānietēm (instrumental plural)
spānietē (locative singular)
spānietēs (locative plural)
spāniete (singular vocative)
spānietes (plural vocative)

From spānis (“Spaniard”) + -iete, or spānietis (“Spaniard”) + -e (“[fem.]”).

ugunīga spāniete

spānietes acis


francūzis

francūzis m (2nd declension, irregular plural, feminine form: francūziete)

francūziete (feminine)
francūzis (nominative singular)
franči (nominative plural)
francūža (genitive singular)
franču (genitive plural)
francūzim (dative singular)
frančiem (dative plural)
francūzi (accusative singular)
frančus (accusative plural)
francūzi (instrumental singular)
frančiem (instrumental plural)
francūzī (locative singular)
frančos (locative plural)
francūzi (singular vocative)
franči (plural vocative)

franči bažījas par nākotni

francūzis grib justies ērti, omulīgi un nepiespiesti visur un vienmēr

a Frenchman wants to feel comfortable, cozy and at ease anywhere, anytime


francūziete

francūziete f (5th declension, masculine form: francūzis)

francūzis (masculine)
francūziete (nominative singular)
francūzietes (nominative plural)
francūzietes (genitive singular)
francūziešu (genitive plural)
francūzietei (dative singular)
francūzietēm (dative plural)
francūzieti (accusative singular)
francūzietes (accusative plural)
francūzieti (instrumental singular)
francūzietēm (instrumental plural)
francūzietē (locative singular)
francūzietēs (locative plural)
francūziete (singular vocative)
francūzietes (plural vocative)

reizē ar mani viesnīcā ieradās kāda jauka francūziete


vācietis

vācietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: vāciete)

vāciete (feminine)
vācietis (nominative singular)
vācieši (nominative plural)
vācieša (genitive singular)
vāciešu (genitive plural)
vācietim (dative singular)
vāciešiem (dative plural)
vācieti (accusative singular)
vāciešus (accusative plural)
vācieti (instrumental singular)
vāciešiem (instrumental plural)
vācietī (locative singular)
vāciešos (locative plural)
vācieti (singular vocative)
vācieši (plural vocative)

From vāci (“Germans”) + -ietis. Cognates include Lithuanian vókietis.

latviešu un vāciešu kopīgā pagātne

vāciešu nacionālā virtuve

(genitive plural; rare, usually vācu): German, pertaining to Germans or Germany and its people


vāciete

vāciete f (5th declension, masculine form: vācietis)

vācietis (masculine)
vāciete (nominative singular)
vācietes (nominative plural)
vācietes (genitive singular)
vāciešu (genitive plural)
vācietei (dative singular)
vācietēm (dative plural)
vācieti (accusative singular)
vācietes (accusative plural)
vācieti (instrumental singular)
vācietēm (instrumental plural)
vācietē (locative singular)
vācietēs (locative plural)
vāciete (singular vocative)
vācietes (plural vocative)

From vāci (“Germans”) + -iete, or vācietis (“German”) + -e (“fem.”).


vāci

vāci (nominative plural)
vācu (genitive plural)
vāciem (dative plural)
vācus (accusative plural)
vāciem (instrumental plural)
vācos (locative plural)
vāci (plural vocative)

Cognates include Lithuanian vókietis. There are different theories about the origin of this word. Some suggest that it comes from a place name, Latvian Vāca, Lithuanian Vókia, which would originally have referred to some region in Sweden, from which the word was borrowed, probably before the 12th century, since it underwent palatalization (*vākyā > vāca). A 6th-century source mentions a Southeastern Swedish tribe called Vagoth, perhaps from *vāki(ā) + -goth. There are, however, no Swedish language sources that support the existence of a region of Sweden named Vakya or something similar. For this reason, others have suggested that the word vāca was originally a collective or ethnic term, later reinterpreted as a place name (and from which vāci, and later vācietis, could be derived). Its source would be Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak”), whence Old Prussian wackis ([vakis], “shout, war cry”), Sanskrit वक्ति (vákti, “to speak, to say”), Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, talk, song”) (< *wépos), Latin vox (“voice, sound, talk”). This stem might have been used to form a word (perhaps *vākyā-) to designate foreigners, meaning originally something like “those who speak loud, shout (unintelligibly)” — cf. Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “Barbarian, foreigner (who says bar-bar)”), or Russian не́мец (némec, “German”), from Old East Slavic нѣмьць (němĭcĭ, “foreigner, one who does not speak clearly”), from нѣмъ (němŭ, “mute”).

cog

slēdz mieru ar vāciem, Lāčplēsi

make peace with the Germans, Lāčplēsis (= bear-slayer)

(rare, only plural) Germans (people from Germany; members of the German people; the German people as a whole)


grieķis

lv-noun

grieķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: grieķiete)

grieķiete (feminine)
grieķis (nominative singular)
grieķi (nominative plural)
grieķa (genitive singular)
grieķu (genitive plural)
grieķim (dative singular)
grieķiem (dative plural)
grieķi (accusative singular)
grieķus (accusative plural)
grieķi (instrumental singular)
grieķiem (instrumental plural)
grieķī (locative singular)
grieķos (locative plural)
grieķi (singular vocative)
grieķi (plural vocative)

grieķi prasa Vācijai 160 miljardus par Otrā Pasaules Kara zaudējumiem

the Greeks ask Germany for 160 billion (to repay) losses in the Second World War

(male) Greek, a man born in Greece; also, an Ancient Greek, a man born in Ancient Greece (synonym: sengrieķis)


grieķiete

grieķiete f (5th declension, masculine form: grieķis)

grieķis (masculine)
grieķiete (nominative singular)
grieķietes (nominative plural)
grieķietes (genitive singular)
grieķiešu (genitive plural)
grieķietei (dative singular)
grieķietēm (dative plural)
grieķieti (accusative singular)
grieķietes (accusative plural)
grieķieti (instrumental singular)
grieķietēm (instrumental plural)
grieķietē (locative singular)
grieķietēs (locative plural)
grieķiete (singular vocative)
grieķietes (plural vocative)

mana draudzene ir grieķiete


britiete

britiete f (5th declension, masculine form: brits)

brits (masculine)
britiete (nominative singular)
britietes (nominative plural)
britietes (genitive singular)
britiešu (genitive plural)
britietei (dative singular)
britietēm (dative plural)
britieti (accusative singular)
britietes (accusative plural)
britieti (instrumental singular)
britietēm (instrumental plural)
britietē (locative singular)
britietēs (locative plural)
britiete (singular vocative)
britietes (plural vocative)

britiete zaudēja 60 kg liekā svara

a British woman lost 60 kg of excess weight

a British woman, a woman from Great Britain; (loosely) an Englishwoman


velsietis

velsietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: velsiete)

velsiete (feminine)
velsietis (nominative singular)
velsieši (nominative plural)
velsieša (genitive singular)
velsiešu (genitive plural)
velsietim (dative singular)
velsiešiem (dative plural)
velsieti (accusative singular)
velsiešus (accusative plural)
velsieti (instrumental singular)
velsiešiem (instrumental plural)
velsietī (locative singular)
velsiešos (locative plural)
velsieti (singular vocative)
velsieši (plural vocative)

Kreigs Belamijs ir velsietis, ne anglis!

Kreigs Belamijs (Craig Bellamy) is Welsh (lit. a Welshman), not English!

velsiešu valoda

(genitive plural): Welsh, pertaining to Wales and its people


velsiete

velsiete f (5th declension, masculine form: velsietis)

velsietis (masculine)
velsiete (nominative singular)
velsietes (nominative plural)
velsietes (genitive singular)
velsiešu (genitive plural)
velsietei (dative singular)
velsietēm (dative plural)
velsieti (accusative singular)
velsietes (accusative plural)
velsieti (instrumental singular)
velsietēm (instrumental plural)
velsietē (locative singular)
velsietēs (locative plural)
velsiete (singular vocative)
velsietes (plural vocative)

From Velsa (“Wales”) + -iete, or velsietis (“Welshman”) + -e (“fem.”).

Kailija Minoga: visu laiku ievērojamākā velsiete

Kailija Minoga (Kylie Minogue): the most notable Welshwoman of all time


skots

skots m (1st declension, feminine form: skotiete)

skotiete (feminine)
skots (nominative singular)
skoti (nominative plural)
skota (genitive singular)
skotu (genitive plural)
skotam (dative singular)
skotiem (dative plural)
skotu (accusative singular)
skotus (accusative plural)
skotu (instrumental singular)
skotiem (instrumental plural)
skotā (locative singular)
skotos (locative plural)
skot (singular vocative)
skoti (plural vocative)

From English Scot, from Latin Scōtī, Scōttī, itself of unknown, presumably Celtic, origin.

skoti ir nācija, kas dzīvo Skotijā

the Scots are a nation that lives in Scotland


skotiete

skotiete f (5th declension, masculine form: skots)

skots (masculine)
skotiete (nominative singular)
skotietes (nominative plural)
skotietes (genitive singular)
skotiešu (genitive plural)
skotietei (dative singular)
skotietēm (dative plural)
skotieti (accusative singular)
skotietes (accusative plural)
skotieti (instrumental singular)
skotietēm (instrumental plural)
skotietē (locative singular)
skotietēs (locative plural)
skotiete (singular vocative)
skotietes (plural vocative)

skotiete pirmoreiz ar lidmašīnu lido 103 gadu vecumā

a Scotswoman flew on an airplane for the first time at the age of 103


karaliene

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

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

Skotijas, Īrijas un Anglijas karaliene Marija II Stjuarta

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

karaliene Kristīne

queen (female monarch of a kingdom; her title)

skaistuma karaliene

sporta karaliene

dziedoņu karaliene: lakstīgala

the queen of singers (= songbirds): the nightingale

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


īrs

īrs m (1st declension, feminine form: īriete)

īriete (feminine)
īrs (nominative singular)
īri (nominative plural)
īra (genitive singular)
īru (genitive plural)
īram (dative singular)
īriem (dative plural)
īru (accusative singular)
īrus (accusative plural)
īru (instrumental singular)
īriem (instrumental plural)
īrā (locative singular)
īros (locative plural)
īr (singular vocative)
īri (plural vocative)

Via some other European language (probably Germanic; cf. Old Norse írar, Old English Īras, German Ire), ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”) (Irish Éire).

īru valoda

īru literatūra

(genitive plural) Irish, pertaining to Ireland and its people


īriete

īriete f (5th declension, masculine form: īrs)

īrs (masculine)
īriete (nominative singular)
īrietes (nominative plural)
īrietes (genitive singular)
īriešu (genitive plural)
īrietei (dative singular)
īrietēm (dative plural)
īrieti (accusative singular)
īrietes (accusative plural)
īrieti (instrumental singular)
īrietēm (instrumental plural)
īrietē (locative singular)
īrietēs (locative plural)
īriete (singular vocative)
īrietes (plural vocative)

īriete atrod Latvijai svarīgas vēsturiskās liecība

an Irishwoman finds imporant historical evidence in Latvia

an Irishwoman, an Irish woman, a woman born in Ireland


vīrietis

vīrietis (nominative singular)
vīrieši (nominative plural)
vīrieša (genitive singular)
vīriešu (genitive plural)
vīrietim (dative singular)
vīriešiem (dative plural)
vīrieti (accusative singular)
vīriešus (accusative plural)
vīrieti (instrumental singular)
vīriešiem (instrumental plural)
vīrietī (locative singular)
vīriešos (locative plural)
vīrieti (singular vocative)
vīrieši (plural vocative)

jauns, vecs vīrietis

precējies vīrietis

glīts vīrietis

vīriešu modes

vīriešu kurpes

kļūt par īstu vīrieti


ķēniņš

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

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

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

kungs un kēniņš

lord and king (expression used to address a king)

būt kungam un kēniņam

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

zvēru kēniņš

kēniņa pils

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

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

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

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


ķeizars

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

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

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

ķeizara galms

ķeizara armija

kronēt par ķeizaru

būt kungam un ķeizaram

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

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

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

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


imperators

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

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

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

bor

Romas impērijas imperators Diokletiāns

imperators ir impērijā valdoša monarha tituls

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

parks un ezers kādreiz kalpojuši tikai imperatoru izpriecām

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

emperor (male monarch of an empire; his title)


ķeizariene

lv-noun

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

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

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

1730. gadā Krievijas ķeizariene Anna Ivanovna apmeklēja Rīgu

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

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

Austrijas ķeizariene Zita

empress (wife of an emperor; syn. imperatrise)


imperatrise

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

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

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

Krievijas imperatrise Aleksandra Fjodorovna

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


cariene

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

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

cara Ivana Bargā sieva, cariene Vasilisa Melentjeva

tsar Ivan the Terrible's wife, tsarina Vasilisa Melentjeva


ķēniņiene

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

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

ziema nu valdīja kā īsta ķēniņiene

Esi tādēļ tu mans ķēniņš, es būšu tava ķēniņiene

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

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


lietuve

lietuve f (5th declension, masculine form: lietuvis)

lietuvis (masculine)
lietuve (nominative singular)
lietuves (nominative plural)
lietuves (genitive singular)
lietuvju (genitive plural)
lietuvei (dative singular)
lietuvēm (dative plural)
lietuvi (accusative singular)
lietuves (accusative plural)
lietuvi (instrumental singular)
lietuvēm (instrumental plural)
lietuvē (locative singular)
lietuvēs (locative plural)
lietuve (singular vocative)
lietuves (plural vocative)

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) + -e, or from lietuvis (“Lithuanian”) + -e (“fem.”).


pavēlnieks

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

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

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

armijas pavēlnieks

flotes pavēlnieks

rudenī viņš kļuva par Dienvidurālu kara apgabala pavēlnieku

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

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


pavēlniece

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

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

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


amerikānis

lv-noun

amerikānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: amerikāniete)

amerikāniete (feminine)
amerikānis (nominative singular)
amerikāņi (nominative plural)
amerikāņa (genitive singular)
amerikāņu (genitive plural)
amerikānim (dative singular)
amerikāņiem (dative plural)
amerikāni (accusative singular)
amerikāņus (accusative plural)
amerikāni (instrumental singular)
amerikāņiem (instrumental plural)
amerikānī (locative singular)
amerikāņos (locative plural)
amerikāni (singular vocative)
amerikāņi (plural vocative)

From the same source as Amerika (“America”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun.

amerikāņu tauta

amerikāņu progresīvie rakstnieki

United States of America
United States of America

(genitive plural) American; pertaining to the United States of America and its people


amerikāniete

amerikāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: amerikānis)

amerikānis (masculine)
amerikāniete (nominative singular)
amerikānietes (nominative plural)
amerikānietes (genitive singular)
amerikāniešu (genitive plural)
amerikānietei (dative singular)
amerikānietēm (dative plural)
amerikānieti (accusative singular)
amerikānietes (accusative plural)
amerikānieti (instrumental singular)
amerikānietēm (instrumental plural)
amerikānietē (locative singular)
amerikānietēs (locative plural)
amerikāniete (singular vocative)
amerikānietes (plural vocative)

From amerikānis (“American”) + -iete (“fem.”).

suffix

draudīgas amerikānietes

kā izskatās skaistākā amerikāniete?

what does the (most) beautiful (female) American look like?

an American woman, a woman from the United States of America