zviedrs

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from German Schwede (“Swede”), though the form is somewhat anomalous (extra r, initial z instead of š).

Noun

zviedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: zviedriete)

1. a (male) Swede, a man from Sweden

   satikām divus zviedrus ― we met two Swedes

2. (genitive plural) Swedish, pertaining to Sweden and its people

   zviedru valoda ― the Swedish language

   zviedru literatūra ― Swedish literature

   zviedru zeme ― Swedish land

   zviedru karaviri ― Swedish soldiers

Declension

Declension of zviedrs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zviedrs	zviedri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zviedru	zviedrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zviedra	zviedru
dative (datīvs)	zviedram	zviedriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zviedru	zviedriem
locative (lokatīvs)	zviedrā	zviedros
vocative (vokatīvs)	zviedr	zviedri

Related terms

• Zviedrija
• zviedrisks
• zviedru valoda