latviete
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See also: latvietē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From latvis (“Latvian”) + -iete, or latvietis (“Latvian”) + -e (“fem.”).
Noun
[edit]latviete f (5th declension, masculine form: latvietis)
- a (female) Latvian, a (female) Lett
- latviete uzvarējusi starptautiskā skaistumkonkursā ― a Latvian woman won in an international beauty contest
Usage notes
[edit]The word latve is a synonym of latviete, but it is no longer current, and more often than not refers to ancient Latvians in poetic contexts.
Declension
[edit]Declension of latviete (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | latviete | latvietes |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | latvieti | latvietes |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | latvietes | latviešu |
dative (datīvs) | latvietei | latvietēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | latvieti | latvietēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | latvietē | latvietēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | latviete | latvietes |