zviedrs

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from German Schwede (“Swede”), though the form is somewhat anomalous (extra r, initial z instead of š).

Pronunciation

Noun

zviedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: zviedriete)

  1. a (male) Swede, a man from Sweden
    satikām divus zviedrus ― we met two Swedes
  2. (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
Declension of zviedrs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) zviedrs zviedri
accusative (akuzatīvs) zviedru zviedrus
genitive (ģenitīvs) zviedra zviedru
dative (datīvs) zviedram zviedriem
instrumental (instrumentālis) zviedru zviedriem
locative (lokatīvs) zviedrā zviedros
vocative (vokatīvs) zviedrs zviedri
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