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vīrietis

vīrietis

Latvian

Vīrieši

Noun

vīrietis m (2nd declension)

  1. man (a human being of the male sex).
    jauns, vecs vīrietis ― young, old man
    precējies vīrietis ― married man
    glīts vīrietis ― handsome man
    vīriešu modesmen's mode
    vīriešu kurpesmen's shoes
    kļūt par īstu vīrieti ― to become a real man

Declension

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.

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