karavīrs

Latvian
Karavīri

Etymology

From kara (“war[gen.]”) +‎ vīrs (“man”), first mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

karavīrs m (1st declension)

  1. soldier (a person serving in the armed forces)
    karavīru ierinda ― soldier rank, line
    kļūt par karavīru ― to become a soldier
    atvaļināts karavīrs ― retired soldier
    karavīru ietērps ― soldier's uniform
    karavīru pienākumi ― soldier's duty
  2. warrior (a person who fights in wars)
    seno cilšu karavīri ― ancient tribal warriors

Declension
Declension of karavīrs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) karavīrs karavīri
accusative (akuzatīvs) karavīru karavīrus
genitive (ģenitīvs) karavīra karavīru
dative (datīvs) karavīram karavīriem
instrumental (instrumentālis) karavīru karavīriem
locative (lokatīvs) karavīrā karavīros
vocative (vokatīvs) karavīrs karavīri

Synonyms

References
  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “karš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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