Latvian

Noun

māsa f (4th declension)

1. sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)

   vecākā, jaunākā māsa‎ ― older, younger sister

   brāļi un māsas‎ ― brothers and sisters

   īstā māsa‎ ― true, real sister

   dvīņu māsa‎ ― twin sister

   abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kaklu‎ ― spreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)

2. sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)

   vārda māsas‎ ― namesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)

   līgavas māsas‎ ― bridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)

   es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzene‎ ― I am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)

3. nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)

   māsa, medicīnas māsa‎ ― nurse

   operāciju māsa‎ ― operation nurse

   diētas māsa‎ ― diet nurse

   vecākā māsa‎ ― chief (lit. older) nurse

   medicīnas māsu kursi‎ ― nurse training courses

   iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu‎ ― to get a nurse diploma

4. sister (nun, female member of a religious order)

   māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulis‎ ― sister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "nun"): mūķene

Related terms

• māsīca
• māsiņa

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

māsa m

1. month
2. a kind of bean, Phaseolus Indica

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