"tēvs" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [tǣːws]
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *tewas ("father"), from Proto-Indo-European *te- (“father”), a stem found in reduplicated form in tētis (“father”) (q.v.). The epenthetic v arose to break the e-a sequence. Cognates include Lithuanian tėvas, Old Prussian tāws, towis (“father”), thewis (“father's brother”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lv|bat-pro|-}} Proto-Baltic, {{der|lv|ine-pro|*te-||father}} Proto-Indo-European *te- (“father”), {{cog|lt|tėvas}} Lithuanian tėvas, {{cog|prg|tāws}} Old Prussian tāws Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} tēvs m, {{lv-noun|m|1st}} tēvs m (1st declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|tēv|s|1st|extrawidth=-60|keep-s=1}}, {{lv-decl-noun-1|tēv|s|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=1|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|tēvs|tēvi|tēvu|tēvus|tēva|tēvu|tēvam|tēviem|tēvu|tēviem|tēvā|tēvos|tēvs|tēvi|type=1st declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-1 [table-tags], tēvs [nominative, singular], tēvi [nominative, plural], tēvu [accusative, singular], tēvus [accusative, plural], tēva [genitive, singular], tēvu [genitive, plural], tēvam [dative, singular], tēviem [dative, plural], tēvu [instrumental, singular], tēviem [instrumental, plural], tēvā [locative, singular], tēvos [locative, plural], tēvs [singular, vocative], tēvi [plural, vocative]
  1. father (a man who has a child or children) Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-AUukOqg1
  2. (Christianity) God the Father (God seen as the creator of the universe) Tags: declension-1, masculine Categories (topical): Christianity, Family
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-jll56HVg Disambiguation of Family: 13 38 27 0 0 21 0 0 Categories (other): Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8 Topics: Christianity
  3. (Christianity) Father (used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.) Tags: declension-1, masculine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-zYd3jtwn Categories (other): Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8 Topics: Christianity
  4. (with a family or house name in the genitive) father; a respectful form of address for an older man, especially the leader of a household, farm, etc. Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-nGGluivv Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 21 39 3 9 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 10 21 40 4 7 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 20 47 4 4 1 15
  5. (in the plural, of people) fathers, ancestors Tags: declension-1, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-n1I15yft
  6. (figuratively) father, founder, creator Tags: declension-1, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-zxjj10Dx Categories (other): Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8
  7. (of animals) male (usually tēviņš) Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-NYeh7SgJ
  8. (of plants, their parts; in the genitive, used as an adjective) from which there is growth, which generates new growth Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-tēvs-lv-noun-geGuNi0E Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 4 11 15 17 2 10 2 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tētis, tētiņš Derived forms: tēvija, tēvzeme, tēvu zeme, tēviņš, tēvišķs, tēvišķīgs, tēvišķīgums, tēvišķība, vectēvs, vecaistēvs Related terms: tēvocis, bērns, dēls, ģimene, meita

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "māte"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvzeme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvu zeme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēviņš"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvišķs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvišķīgs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvišķīgums"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvišķība"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vectēvs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecaistēvs"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "bat-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Baltic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*te-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "father"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *te- (“father”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "tėvas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian tėvas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prg",
        "2": "tāws"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Prussian tāws",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Baltic *tewas (\"father\"), from Proto-Indo-European *te- (“father”), a stem found in reduplicated form in tētis (“father”) (q.v.). The epenthetic v arose to break the e-a sequence. Cognates include Lithuanian tėvas, Old Prussian tāws, towis (“father”), thewis (“father's brother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1st declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēviem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēviem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tēvi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tēvs m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "1st"
      },
      "expansion": "tēvs m (1st declension)",
      "name": "lv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tēv",
        "2": "s",
        "3": "1st",
        "extrawidth": "-60",
        "keep-s": "1"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tēv",
        "2": "s",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "drop-v": "",
        "keep-s": "1",
        "x": "-60"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-1"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tēvs",
        "10": "tēviem",
        "11": "tēvā",
        "12": "tēvos",
        "13": "tēvs",
        "14": "tēvi",
        "2": "tēvi",
        "3": "tēvu",
        "4": "tēvus",
        "5": "tēva",
        "6": "tēvu",
        "7": "tēvam",
        "8": "tēviem",
        "9": "tēvu",
        "type": "1st declension",
        "x": "-60"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tēvocis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bērns"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dēls"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ģimene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meita"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a father with (his) sons",
          "text": "tēvs ar dēliem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "father's duty, obligation",
          "text": "tēva pienākums",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "father's care",
          "text": "tēva gādība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "that is my father",
          "text": "tas ir mans tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the remaining family members - father, mother, grandmother - are sitting by the pine (= Christmas) tree",
          "text": "pie eglītes sēž arī pārējie ģimenes locekļi: tēvs, māte, vēcmāmiņa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father (a man who has a child or children)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-AUukOqg1",
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man#English"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child#English"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "lv:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with level intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 38 27 0 0 21 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "lv:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Our Father (prayer)",
          "text": "Mūsu Tēvs, Tēvs Mūsu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "heavenly father",
          "text": "debesu tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "oh God! oh Lord! (expressions of surprise or fear)",
          "text": "Dievs Tēvs! Dievs Kungs!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God the Father (God seen as the creator of the universe)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-jll56HVg",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Father",
          "Father"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God#English"
        ],
        [
          "see",
          "see#English"
        ],
        [
          "creator",
          "creator#English"
        ],
        [
          "universe",
          "universe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) God the Father (God seen as the creator of the universe)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lv",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "lv:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with level intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "holy father (the Catholic Pope's title)",
          "text": "svētais tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "spiritual father (preacher, priest, etc.)",
          "text": "garīgais tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the fathers of the church (who formed the church's doctrive from the 2nd to the 8th century)",
          "text": "baznīcas tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Orthodox priest Father Andrejs, turning to the Russians, asked (them) to support the Latvians in their struggle for independence",
          "text": "pareizticīgo garīdznieks tēvs Andrejs, vēršoties pie krieviem, lūdza atbalstīt latviešus viņu cīņā par neatkarību",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Father (used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-zYd3jtwn",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Father",
          "Father"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use#English"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address#English"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak#English"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member#English"
        ],
        [
          "Catholic",
          "Catholic#English"
        ],
        [
          "Orthodox",
          "Orthodox#English"
        ],
        [
          "clergy",
          "clergy#English"
        ],
        [
          "priest",
          "priest#English"
        ],
        [
          "monk",
          "monk#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) Father (used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 11 21 39 3 9 1 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 10 21 40 4 7 1 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 7 20 47 4 4 1 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "soon (the) father (of the) Oliņš (family) himself hurried out",
          "text": "drīz izsteidzās Olliņu tēvs pats",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old Rijkuris came with slow steps and stood next to Nate at the end of the furrow: “yes, I understand that,” he said; “don't you, father (of the) Rijkuri, now it (= plant) will grow here!”",
          "text": "vecais Rijkuris atnāca gausiem soļiem un apstājās Natei blakus vagas galā: “jā, to es saprotu”, viņš teica; “vai ne, Rijkuru tēv, tagad te augs!”",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father; a respectful form of address for an older man, especially the leader of a household, farm, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-nGGluivv",
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "genitive",
          "genitive"
        ],
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "respectful",
          "respectful#English"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form#English"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address#English"
        ],
        [
          "older",
          "older#English"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man#English"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially#English"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader#English"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household#English"
        ],
        [
          "farm",
          "farm#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with a family or house name in the genitive) father; a respectful form of address for an older man, especially the leader of a household, farm, etc."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a family or house name in the genitive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the fathers' fathers (= the ancestors)",
          "text": "tēvu tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the fathers' fathers' (= ancient) times",
          "text": "tēvu tēvu laiki",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fatherland",
          "text": "tēvu zeme, tēvzeme",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go to the fathers (= to die)",
          "text": "(aiz)iet pie tēviem",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fathers, ancestors"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-n1I15yft",
      "links": [
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural, of people) fathers, ancestors"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 24 24 8 8 18 3 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian words with level intonation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ādolfs Alunāns is the father of the Latvian theater",
          "text": "Ādolfs Alunāns ir latviešu teātra tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father, founder, creator"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-zxjj10Dx",
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "founder",
          "founder"
        ],
        [
          "creator",
          "creator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) father, founder, creator"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "wolf father, male wolf",
          "text": "vilku tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "woodock fathers, male woodcocks",
          "text": "sloku tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "male (usually tēviņš)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tēvs-lv-noun-NYeh7SgJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
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}
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      "word": "bērns"
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      "word": "dēls"
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      "word": "ģimene"
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          "english": "a father with (his) sons",
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          "english": "father's duty, obligation",
          "text": "tēva pienākums",
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          "english": "father's care",
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          "english": "that is my father",
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "the remaining family members - father, mother, grandmother - are sitting by the pine (= Christmas) tree",
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        }
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        ],
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          "child",
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          "children",
          "children#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-1",
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        {
          "english": "Our Father (prayer)",
          "text": "Mūsu Tēvs, Tēvs Mūsu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "heavenly father",
          "text": "debesu tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "oh God! oh Lord! (expressions of surprise or fear)",
          "text": "Dievs Tēvs! Dievs Kungs!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "see#English"
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          "creator",
          "creator#English"
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        ]
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        "(Christianity) God the Father (God seen as the creator of the universe)"
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        "declension-1",
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        {
          "english": "holy father (the Catholic Pope's title)",
          "text": "svētais tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "spiritual father (preacher, priest, etc.)",
          "text": "garīgais tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the fathers of the church (who formed the church's doctrive from the 2nd to the 8th century)",
          "text": "baznīcas tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Orthodox priest Father Andrejs, turning to the Russians, asked (them) to support the Latvians in their struggle for independence",
          "text": "pareizticīgo garīdznieks tēvs Andrejs, vēršoties pie krieviem, lūdza atbalstīt latviešus viņu cīņā par neatkarību",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ],
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          "member",
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          "Catholic#English"
        ],
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          "english": "soon (the) father (of the) Oliņš (family) himself hurried out",
          "text": "drīz izsteidzās Olliņu tēvs pats",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the old Rijkuris came with slow steps and stood next to Nate at the end of the furrow: “yes, I understand that,” he said; “don't you, father (of the) Rijkuri, now it (= plant) will grow here!”",
          "text": "vecais Rijkuris atnāca gausiem soļiem un apstājās Natei blakus vagas galā: “jā, to es saprotu”, viņš teica; “vai ne, Rijkuru tēv, tagad te augs!”",
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        ],
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          "older",
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        [
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        {
          "english": "the fathers' fathers (= the ancestors)",
          "text": "tēvu tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the fathers' fathers' (= ancient) times",
          "text": "tēvu tēvu laiki",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fatherland",
          "text": "tēvu zeme, tēvzeme",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go to the fathers (= to die)",
          "text": "(aiz)iet pie tēviem",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "fathers, ancestors"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Ādolfs Alunāns is the father of the Latvian theater",
          "text": "Ādolfs Alunāns ir latviešu teātra tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "father, founder, creator"
      ],
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          "creator",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) father, founder, creator"
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "wolf father, male wolf",
          "text": "vilku tēvs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "woodock fathers, male woodcocks",
          "text": "sloku tēvi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "male (usually tēviņš)"
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          "male",
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          "tēviņš",
          "tēviņš#Latvian"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) male (usually tēviņš)"
      ],
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        "of animals"
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        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
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      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "growing (part of) plant",
          "text": "tēva augs, tēvaugs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "growing (part of) flower",
          "text": "tēva zieds",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "from which there is growth, which generates new growth"
      ],
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          "part"
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          "adjective",
          "adjective"
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          "growth",
          "growth"
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          "generate"
        ],
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          "new",
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      ],
      "qualifier": "their parts",
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        "(of plants, their parts; in the genitive, used as an adjective) from which there is growth, which generates new growth"
      ],
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        "in the genitive",
        "of plants",
        "used as an adjective"
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[tǣːws]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tētis"
    },
    {
      "word": "tētiņš"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lv:tēvs"
  ],
  "word": "tēvs"
}

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