humāns
See also: humans
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin humanus (“human, humane”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]humāns (definite humānais, comparative humānāks, superlative vishumānākais, adverb humāni)
- humane, compassionate (showing compassion, kindheartedness, respect in relations with others; such that it expresses such feelings)
- humāns cilvēks ― humane person
- humāns rakstnieks ― humane writer
- jo sevišķi jāatzīmē Ruso pedagoģijas humānā tendence: audzināt bērnus nevis ar sodiem, bet respektējot viņu rotaļas un bērnišķīgumu ― in particular, one must note the humane tendency of Rousseau's pedagogy: to raise children not with punishment, but respecting their play and childishness
- cildens mērķis atvedis Maskavā visu kontinentu mediķus: pasaulē vishumānākās profesijas pārstāvjus ― a laudable goal has brought to Moscow doctors of all continents: representatives of the world's most humane, most compassionate profession
Declension
[edit]| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | humāns | humāni | humāna | humānas | |
| genitive | humāna | humānu | humānas | humānu | |
| dative | humānam | humāniem | humānai | humānām | |
| accusative | humānu | humānus | humānu | humānas | |
| instrumental | humānu | humāniem | humānu | humānām | |
| locative | humānā | humānos | humānā | humānās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |