vīrietis

Latvian

vīrietis on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

From vīrs (“man, husband”) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vīːɾietis]

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Noun

vīrietis m (2nd declension)

man (a human being of the male sex).
jauns, vecs vīrietis ― young, old man

precējies vīrietis ― married man

glīts vīrietis ― handsome man

vīriešu modes ― men's mode

vīriešu kurpes ― men's shoes

kļūt par īstu vīrieti ― to become a real man

Usage notes

The original word for “man,” vīrs, now usually means “husband.” Though it is still occasionally used to mean “man,” this meaning is now normally ascribed to vīrietis.

Declension

Declension of vīrietis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vīrietis	vīrieši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vīrieti	vīriešus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vīrieša	vīriešu
dative (datīvs)	vīrietim	vīriešiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vīrieti	vīriešiem
locative (lokatīvs)	vīrietī	vīriešos
vocative (vokatīvs)	vīrieti	vīrieši