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Krievs
krievs
krievs
See also: Krievs
Latvian
Noun
krievs m (1st declension, feminine form: krieviete)
- a Russian, a Russian man, a man from Russia or of Russian descent
- sarunāties ar krievu ― to talk with a Russian
- krievi ir skaitliski lielākā slāvu tauta ― the Russians are numerically the largest Slavic people
- (genitive plural) Russian, pertaining to Russia and its people
- krievu valoda ― the Russian language
- krievu literatūra ― Russian literature
- krievu māksla ― Russian art
Declension
Declension of krievs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | krievs | krievi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | krievu | krievus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | krieva | krievu |
| dative (datīvs) | krievam | krieviem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | krievu | krieviem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | krievā | krievos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kriev | krievi |
Related terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “krievi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7