lietotne
See also: lietotnē
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From lieto(t) (“to use”) + -tne.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]lietotne f (5th declension)
- (computing, colloquial) application, app, applet (software that runs on computers, tablets, smartphones and similar devices and is perceived by the user as a tool for some specific purpose)
- teksta apstrādes lietotne Microsoft Word ir viena no izplatītākajām personālo datoru lietotnēm ― the word processing application Microsoft Word is one of the most widespread personal computer applications
- tīmeklī ir pieejams tūkstošiem lietotņu, ko izmantot, piemēram, lai veidotu dokumentus, rediģētu fotoattēlus un klausītos mūziku pārlūkā ― on the web, thousands of apps are availalble that can be used, for instance, to make documents, to edit photo images and to hear music on your browser
Usage notes
[edit]Lietotne (or, more officially, lietojumprogrammatūra) is the "correct" or "standard" term. The synonym aplikācija is considered "incorrect"; in fact, it was even jokingly elected in Latvia as gada nevārds ('non-word of the year') in 2014. [1]
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lietotne | lietotnes |
| genitive | lietotnes | lietotņu |
| dative | lietotnei | lietotnēm |
| accusative | lietotni | lietotnes |
| instrumental | lietotni | lietotnēm |
| locative | lietotnē | lietotnēs |
| vocative | lietotne | lietotnes |
Synonyms
[edit]- (colloquial) aplikācija
- (official) lietojumprogrammatūra