meitene

See also: meitenē

Latvian

Meitene (1)

Meitene (2)

Etymology

From meita (“daughter, girl”) +‎ -ene. First attested in 18th-century sources, at first only as “little girl,” later on also as “young woman.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛ̂jtɛnɛ]

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Noun

meitene f (5th declension)

1. girl (female child, up to approximately 18 years of age)

   čakla meitene ― diligent girl

   meiteņu skola ― girls' school

   meiteņu koris ― girls' choir

   meitene ar bizītēm ― a girl with braids

   meiteņu apģērbi ― girls' clothes

   rotaļās gāja zēni un meitenes ― the boys and the girls went to play

   dūšīga sieva ar trim meitenēm, vecumā no desmit līdz četrpadsmit gadiem ― a robust woman with three girls, aged from ten to fourteen years

2. young woman

   sarīkojumu organizēja ceha meitenes ― the girls of the workshop organized the event

   Edīte bija jauna meitene, ar mundru gaitu un vēl bērnišķīgu seju ― Edīte was a young woman with a lively gait and a still child-like face

3. girl, girlfriend (a young woman in which a man is romantically interested)

   katram puisim bija vai nu sieva, vai sava meitene ― every young man had either a wife or a girl(friend)

   Tiju Galotni visvairāk interesēja tas, vai Alvils Dzeguze atnāks viens vai kopā ar savu meiteni ― Tija Galotne was interested above all in whether Alvils Dzeguse came back alone, or with his girl(friend)

Declension

Declension of meitene (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	meitene	meitenes
genitive	meitenes	meiteņu
dative	meitenei	meitenēm
accusative	meiteni	meitenes
instrumental	meiteni	meitenēm
locative	meitenē	meitenēs
vocative	meitene	meitenes

Synonyms

• (of "girl"): meitenīte, skuķēns
• (of "young, unmarried woman"): meita skuķis, skuķe

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of "girl"”): zēns, zeņķis, puika, puisēns, puisītis
• (antonym(s) of “of "young, unmarried woman"”): zēns, puika, puisis

Derived terms

• meitenīte
• meitenīgs

Related terms

• meita