meitene
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See also: meitenē
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From meita (“daughter, girl”) + -ene. First attested in 18th-century sources, at first only as “little girl,” later on also as “young woman.”[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]meitene f (5th declension)
- 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
- 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
- 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
[edit]Declension of meitene (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | meitene | meitenes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | meiteni | meitenes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | meitenes | meiteņu |
| dative (datīvs) | meitenei | meitenēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | meiteni | meitenēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | meitenē | meitenēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | meitene | meitenes |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “of "girl"”): zēns, zeņķis, puika, puisēns, puisītis
- (antonym(s) of “of "young, unmarried woman"”): zēns, puika, puisis
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “meita”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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