zviedrs
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Apparently borrowed from German Schwede (“Swede”), though the form is somewhat anomalous (extra r, initial z instead of š).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]zviedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: zviedriete)
- a (male) Swede, a man from Sweden
- satikām divus zviedrus ― we met two Swedes
- (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
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zviedrs | zviedri |
| genitive | zviedra | zviedru |
| dative | zviedram | zviedriem |
| accusative | zviedru | zviedrus |
| instrumental | zviedru | zviedriem |
| locative | zviedrā | zviedros |
| vocative | zviedr | zviedri |