veirs

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”). Cognates include Latvian vīrs and Lithuanian vyras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲæ̀i̯rsʲ]
• Hyphenation: veirs

Noun

veirs m (diminutive veireņš)

1. husband

Declension

Declension of veirs (type 2 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	veirs	veiri
genitive	veira	veiru
dative	veiram	veirim
accusative	veiri	veirus
instrumental	veiri	veirim
locative	veirī	veirūs
vocative	veir	veiri

Synonyms

• dāds (archaic)

Coordinate terms

• sīva (“wife”)

Derived terms

• veirīts

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38