biedre

• biedrene

From biedrs (“companion, mate”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

• IPA^(key): [bìɛdɾɛ]

biedre f (5th declension, masculine form: biedrs)

1. (female) colleague, mate, comrade (a person with whom one works, studies, together, e.g. as part of a group or team)

   palīdzēt darba biedrei ― to help a (female) workmate

   saticīgas klases biedres ― harmonious, well matched (group of) (female) classmates

2. (female) companion, mate, fellow (a person with whom one spends time, travels, plays)

   dzīves biedre, dzīvesbiedre ― wife, spouse (lit. (female) life mate)

3. (of organizations) (female) member, fellow

   (komunistiskās) partijas biedre ― (female) (communist) party member

4. (dated, during Soviet occupation) (male) comrade (generic form of address to people with whom the speaker is not personally acquainted)

   cienījamā biedre! ― respectable (female) comrade!

   biedre Kalniņa ― comrade Kalniņa

• dzīvesbiedre, dzīves biedre