humānists

See also: humanists

Latvian

Etymology

From humāns (“humane, compassionate”) +‎ -ists. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

humānists m (1st declension, feminine form: humāniste)

1. (philosophy) (male) humanist (a supporter or follower of humanism; someone whose actions express humanism)

   pret 18. gadsimta dzimtbūšanas brēcošajām nejēdzībām Latvijā kaislīgi uzstājās vācu humānists Garlībs Merķelis ― the German humanist Garlieb Merkel spoke passionately about the flagrant absurdities of 18th-century serfdom in Latvia

   izcelt cilvēkā labo, skaisto vienmēr tiekušies visi lielie mākslinieki humānisti ― all the great humanist artists strove to elevate / highlight the good, the beautiful in man

Declension

Declension of humānists (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	humānists	humānisti
accusative (akuzatīvs)	humānistu	humānistus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	humānista	humānistu
dative (datīvs)	humānistam	humānistiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	humānistu	humānistiem
locative (lokatīvs)	humānistā	humānistos
vocative (vokatīvs)	humānist	humānisti

Related terms

• humānisms
• humānistisks