vīrietis
Latvian
Vīrieši
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vīːɾietis]
Noun
vīrietis m (2nd declension)
- 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
Usage notes
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.
Declension
Declension of vīrietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vīrietis | vīrieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vīrieti | vīriešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vīrieša | vīriešu |
| dative (datīvs) | vīrietim | vīriešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vīrieti | vīriešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vīrietī | vīriešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vīrieti | vīrieši |
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