universitāte

Latvian

Latvijas Universitāte

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Late Latin ūniversitās (“university”), accusative form ūniversitātem, adapted to Latvian patterns ( +‎ -itāte).

Noun

universitāte f (5th declension)

  1. university, college (important institution of higher education, usually consisting of several faculties)
    Latvijas Universitāte ― the University of Latvia (at Riga)
    universitātes rektors ― university rector
    universitātes studenti ― university, college students
    universitātes fakultātes ― university faculties
    universitātes izglītība ― university, college education
    universitātes diploms ― university, college diploma
    tehniskā universitāte ― technical univeristy, college

Declension

Synonyms

  • augstskola
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