biedre
See also: biedrē
Latvian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From biedrs (“companion, mate”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]biedre f (5th declension, masculine form: biedrs)
- (female) colleague, mate, comrade (a person with whom one works, studies, together, e.g. as part of a group or team)
- palīdzēt darba biedrei ― to help a (female) workmate
- saticīgas klases biedres ― harmonious, well matched (group of) (female) classmates
- (female) companion, mate, fellow (a person with whom one spends time, travels, plays)
- dzīves biedre, dzīvesbiedre ― wife, spouse (lit. (female) life mate)
- (of organizations) (female) member, fellow
- (komunistiskās) partijas biedre ― (female) (communist) party member
- (dated, during Soviet occupation) (female) comrade (generic form of address to people with whom the speaker is not personally acquainted)
- cienījamā biedre! ― respectable (female) comrade!
- biedre Kalniņa ― comrade Kalniņa
Declension
[edit]Declension of biedre (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | biedre | biedres |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | biedres | biedru |
| dative (datīvs) | biedrei | biedrēm |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | biedri | biedres |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | biedri | biedrēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | biedrē | biedrēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | biedre | biedres |
Derived terms
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- Latvian terms suffixed with -e
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with falling intonation
- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian dated terms
- Latvian fifth declension nouns
- Latvian noun forms
- Latvian non-alternating fifth declension nouns