English
Etymology
From Latvia + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlætvi.ən/, /ˈlɑːtvi.ən/
Adjective
Latvian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
- Afrikaans: Letlands, Letties (af)
- Albanian: letonez
- Arabic: لَاتْفِيّ (lātfiyy), لَاتْفِيّ (lātviyy)
- Armenian: լատվիական (hy) (latviakan)
- Asturian: letón (ast)
- Azerbaijani: latış, latviya
- Basque: letoniar
- Belarusian: латы́скі (latýski), латы́шскі (latýšski), латві́йскі (latvíjski)
- Bulgarian: латви́йски (latvíjski)
- Burmese: လတ်ဗီယာ (latbiya)
- Catalan: letó (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 拉脫維亞的 / 拉脱维亚的 (zh) (Lātuōwéiyǎ de)
- Czech: lotyšský (cs)
- Danish: lettisk (da), (rare) letlandsk
- Dutch: Lets (nl)
- Esperanto: latva
- Estonian: läti (et)
- Faroese: lettiskur
- Finnish: latvialainen (fi) (of Latvia), latviankielinen (of Latvian language), lättiläinen (fi) (of Latvia, dated), lätinkielinen (of Latvian language, dated)
- French: letton (fr)
- Friulian: leton
- Galician: letón (gl)
- Georgian: ლატვიური (laṭviuri), ლატვიის (laṭviis)
- German: lettisch (de)
- Hawaiian: Lakawia
- Hindi: लातवियाई (lātviyāī)
- Hungarian: lett (hu)
- Irish: Laitviach
- Italian: lettone (it) m or f
- Japanese: ラトビアの (ja) (Ratobia no)
- Kazakh: латвиялық (latviälyq)
- Korean: 라트비아의 (ko) (rateubiaui)
- Kyrgyz: латыш (ky) (latış), латвия (latviya)
- Lao: ແລດໂຕນີ (lǣt tō nī)
- Latin: letticus
- Latvian: Latvijas (of Latvia), latviešu (lv) (of people or language), latvju, latvisks
- Lithuanian: (please verify) Latvijos (lt) (of Latvia), (please verify) latvių (lt) (of people or language)
- Macedonian: латвиски (latviski), летонски (letonski)
- Maltese: Latvjan
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: латви (latvi)
- Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠸᠢ (latwi)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: latvisk (no)
- Nynorsk: latvisk (nn)
- Occitan: leton (oc)
- Persian: لاتویایی (lâtviyâyi)
- Polish: łotewski (pl)
- Portuguese: letão (pt)
- Romanian: leton (ro)
- Russian: латы́шский (ru) (latýšskij), латви́йский (ru) (latvíjskij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: лѐто̄нскӣ
- Roman: lètōnskī (sh)
- Slovak: lotyšský (sk)
- Slovene: látvijski (sl)
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: letiski
- Upper Sorbian: letiski (hsb)
- Spanish: letón (es)
- Swedish: lettisk (sv)
- Tajik: латышӣ (tg) (latiši), латишӣ (latiši), латвиягӣ (latviyagi)
- Thai: ลัตเวีย (th) (lát-wiia)
- Turkish: Letonyalı (tr), Letonya (tr)
- Turkmen: latwiýa
- Ukrainian: лати́ський (uk) (latýsʹkyj), латві́йський (latvíjsʹkyj)
- Uyghur: لاتۋىيە (latwiye)
- Uzbek: latviya, latish (uz)
- Venetan: lètone (vec)
- Vietnamese: Lát-vi-a
- Yiddish: לאַטוויש (latvish), לעטלענדיש (letlendish)
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Noun
Latvian (countable and uncountable, plural Latvians)
- (uncountable) The official language of Latvia; Lettish.
- (countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.
Synonyms
Translations
Baltic language of Latvia
- Afrikaans: Letties (af), Lets (af)
- Arabic: لَاتْفِيَّة f (lātfiyya)
- Armenian: լատիշերեն (hy) (latišeren)
- Asturian: letón (ast)
- Basque: letoniera (eu)
- Belarusian: латы́ская мо́ва f (latýskaja móva), латы́шская f (latýšskaja), латы́ская f (latýskaja),
- Bulgarian: латви́йски m (latvíjski)
- Catalan: letó (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 拉脫維亞語 / 拉脱维亚语 (zh) (lātuōwéiyàyǔ)
- Czech: lotyština (cs) f
- Danish: lettisk (da)
- Dutch: Lets (nl)
- Esperanto: latva lingvo
- Estonian: läti keel (et), läti (et)
- Faroese: lettiskt (fo) n
- Finnish: latvia (fi)
- French: letton (fr) m
- Galician: letón (gl) m
- Georgian: ლატვიური (laṭviuri), ლატვიური ენა (laṭviuri ena)
- German: Lettisch (de) n
- Greek: λεττονικά (el) n pl (lettoniká)
- Hebrew: לטבית f
- Hindi: लातवियाई f (lātviyāī)
- Hungarian: lett (hu)
- Icelandic: lettneska (is) f
- Indonesian: (please verify) bahasa Latvia
- Italian: lettone (it) m
- Japanese: ラトヴィア語 (ja) (ratoviago), ラトビア語 (ja) (ratobiago)
- Kazakh: латыш тілі (latyş tılı)
- Khmer: ឡេតូនី (leetounii)
- Korean: 라트비아어 (ko) (rateubia'eo)
- Latvian: latviešu valoda (lv) f, latvju valoda (lv) f
- Limburgish: Lètsj n
- Lithuanian: latvių kalba (lt) f, latvių (lt)
- Low German:
- German Low German: Lettsch (nds) (Northern Germany)
- Macedonian: латви́ски m (latvíski)
- Navajo: Létbii bizaad
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: latvisk (no) m
- Nynorsk: latvisk (nn) m
- Occitan: leton (oc) m
- Persian: لاتویایی (lâtviyâyi)
- Polish: łotewski (pl) m
- Portuguese: letão (pt)
- Romanian: letonă (ro) f
- Russian: латы́шский (ru) (latýšskij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: летонски m
- Roman: letonski (sh) m
- Slovene: látvijščina f
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: letišćina f
- Upper Sorbian: letišćina (hsb) f, łotyšćina f
- Spanish: letón (es) m
- Swedish: lettiska (sv)
- Turkish: Letonca (tr)
- Ukrainian: лати́ська (uk) f (latýsʹka)
- Venetan: lètone (vec) m
- Yiddish: לעטיש n (letish), לאַטוויש n (latvish)
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person from Latvia
- Afrikaans: Letlander (af), Let (af)
- Albanian: leton (sq) m
- Armenian: լատվիացի (latviacʻi), լատիշ (latiš)
- Asturian: letón (ast) m, letona (ast) f
- Azerbaijani: latış
- Basque: letoniar
- Belarusian: латві́ец m (latvíjec), латві́йка f (latvíjka)
- Bulgarian: латви́ец m (latvíec), латви́йка f (latvíjka)
- Catalan: letó (ca) m, letona (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 拉脫維亞人 / 拉脱维亚人 (lātuōwéiyàrén)
- Czech: Lotyš (cs) m, Lotyška (cs) f
- Danish: lette (da)
- Dutch: (please verify) Let (nl) m or f, (please verify) Letse (nl)
- Esperanto: latvo
- Estonian: lätlane (et) m or f, lätlanna f, lätlased pl
- Faroese: letti m
- Finnish: latvialainen (fi)
- French: Letton (fr) m, Lettone (fr) f
- Galician: letón (gl) m
- Georgian: ლატვიელი (laṭvieli)
- German: Lette (de) m, Lettin (de) f
- Greek: Λετονός (el) m (Letonós)
- Hawaiian: Lakawia
- Hungarian: lett (hu)
- Icelandic: Letti m
- Indonesian: orang Latvia
- Italian: lettone (it) m or f
- Japanese: ラトビア人 (ja) (ratobiajin), ラトヴィア人 (ja) (ratoviajin)
- Kazakh: латыш (latyş)
- Khmer: ឡេតូនី (leetounii)
- Korean: 라트비아인 (rateubiain), 라트비아 사람 (rateubia saram)
- Kyrgyz: латыш (ky) (latış)
- Latvian: latvietis m, latviete f, latvis (lv) m, latve f
- Lithuanian: latvis (lt) m, latvė (lt) f
- Macedonian: Латвиец m (Latviec), Латвијка f (Latvijka), Летонац m (Letonac), Летонка f (Letonka)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: latvier (no) m
- Nynorsk: latviar (nn) m
- Persian: لاتویایی (lâtviyâyi)
- Polish: Łotysz (pl) m, Łotyszka (pl) f
- Portuguese: letão (pt) m
- Romanian: leton (ro) m, letonă (ro) f
- Russian: латы́ш (ru) m (latýš), латы́шка (ru) f (latýška)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Лето́нац m, Летонка f
- Roman: Letónac (sh) m, Lètōnka f
- Slovak: Lotyš m, Lotyška f
- Slovene: Látvijec m, Látvijka f
- Spanish: letón (es) m, letona (es) f
- Swedish: lett (sv) c
- Tajik: латыш (latiš), латиш (latiš), латвиягӣ (latviyagi)
- Turkish: Leton (tr), Letonyalı (tr)
- Ukrainian: латві́єць m (latvíjecʹ), латві́йка f (latvíjka)
- Uzbek: latish (uz)
- Venetan: lètone (vec) m or f
- Yiddish: לעטלענדער m (letlender)
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Latvian terms
- Appendix:Latvian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Latvian
Further reading
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Finnish
Proper noun
Latvian
- genitive singular of Latvia
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