vīrietis

From vīrs (“man, husband”) +‎ -ietis.

• IPA^(key): [vīːɾietis]

vīrietis m (2nd declension)

1. man (a human being of the male sex).

   jauns, vecs vīrietis ― young, old man

   precējies vīrietis ― married man

   glīts vīrietis ― handsome man

   vīriešu modes ― men's mode

   vīriešu kurpes ― men's shoes

   kļūt par īstu vīrieti ― to become a real man

The original word for “man,” vīrs, now usually means “husband.” Though it is still occasionally used to mean “man,” this meaning is now normally ascribed to vīrietis.

• vīrs
• sieviete