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cilts

cilts

Latvian

Noun

cilts f (6th declension)

  1. tribe (group of people with a primitive type of social organization)
    pirmatnējās ciltis ― primitive tribes
    klejotāju ciltis ― nomadic tribes
    mednieku ciltis ― hunter tribes
    sena cilts ― ancient tribe
    cilts virsaitistribal chieftain
  2. a group of relatives with a common origin or ancestor, a clan, family
    viena asins... viena cilts ― one blood... one clan
    sena zvejnieku cilts ― an old clan/family of fishermen
  3. (poetic) a group of people united by common ideals, activities, goals
    cilvēku cilts ― the human tribe, humankind

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), cilts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7