Latvian

Meitene (1)

Meitene (2)

Noun

meitene f (5th declension)

1. girl (female child, up to approximately 18 years of age)

   čakla meitene‎ ― diligent girl

   meiteņu skola‎ ― girls' school

   meiteņu koris‎ ― girls' choir

   meitene ar bizītēm‎ ― a girl with braids

   meiteņu apģērbi‎ ― girls' clothes

   rotaļās gāja zēni un meitenes‎ ― the boys and the girls went to play

   dūšīga sieva ar trim meitenēm, vecumā no desmit līdz četrpadsmit gadiem‎ ― a robust woman with three girls, aged from ten to fourteen years

2. young woman

   sarīkojumu organizēja ceha meitenes‎ ― the girls of the workshop organized the event

   Edīte bija jauna meitene, ar mundru gaitu un vēl bērnišķīgu seju‎ ― Edīte was a young woman with a lively gait and a still child-like face

3. girl, girlfriend (a young woman in which a man is romantically interested)

   katram puisim bija vai nu sieva, vai sava meitene‎ ― every young man had either a wife or a girl(friend)

   Tiju Galotni visvairāk interesēja tas, vai Alvils Dzeguze atnāks viens vai kopā ar savu meiteni‎ ― Tija Galotne was interested above all in whether Alvils Dzeguse came back alone, or with his girl(friend)

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "girl"): meitenīte, skuķēns
• (of "young, unmarried woman"): meita skuķis, skuķe

Antonyms

• (of "girl"): zēns, zeņķis, puika, puisēns, puisītis
• (of "young, unmarried woman"): zēns, puika, puisis

Derived terms

• meitenīte
• meitenīgs

Related terms

• meita

References

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