latviete

See also: latvietē

Latvian

Etymology

From latvis (“Latvian”) +‎ -iete, or latvietis (“Latvian”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Noun

latviete f (5th declension, masculine form: latvietis)

  1. a (female) Latvian, a (female) Lett
    latviete uzvarējusi starptautiskā skaistumkonkursā ― a Latvian woman won in an international beauty contest

Usage notes

The word latve is a synonym of latviete, but it is no longer current, and more often than not refers to ancient Latvians in poetic contexts.

Declension
Declension of latviete (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) latviete latvietes
accusative (akuzatīvs) latvieti latvietes
genitive (ģenitīvs) latvietes latviešu
dative (datīvs) latvietei latvietēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) latvieti latvietēm
locative (lokatīvs) latvietē latvietēs
vocative (vokatīvs) latviete latvietes

Synonyms
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