ūdensvīrs

See also: Ūdensvīrs

Latvian

Etymology

From ūdens (“water”) +‎ vīrs (“man”).

Noun

ūdensvīrs m (1st declension)

  1. (mythology) merman; water spirit in male form
    par akaci stāstīja pasakas: viņā dzīvojot zaļbārdains ūdensvīrs vai pat velns ― about the marsh pool, folk tales said: in it, presumably, a green-bearded merman or water spirit lives, or even a devil
  2. (poetic) a man whose livelihood or occupation is related to the sea or other waterways
    Intam bija skaidrs: šie sirmie ūdensvīri ir kādreizējie tālbraucēji jūrnieki, liellaivu šķiperi, zvejnieki ― To Ints it was clear: these gray-haired watermen are former cargo ship sailormen, barge captains, fishermen

Declension

Declension of ūdensvīrs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative ūdensvīrs ūdensvīri
genitive ūdensvīra ūdensvīru
dative ūdensvīram ūdensvīriem
accusative ūdensvīru ūdensvīrus
instrumental ūdensvīru ūdensvīriem
locative ūdensvīrā ūdensvīros
vocative ūdensvīr ūdensvīri
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