karavīrs

Latvian

Etymology

From kara (“war[gen.]”) +‎ vīrs (“man”), first mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

karavīrs m (1st declension)

  1. soldier (a person serving in the armed forces)
    karavīru ierinda ― soldier rank, line
    kļūt par karavīru ― to become a soldier
    atvaļināts karavīrs ― retired soldier
    karavīru ietērps ― soldier's uniform
    karavīru pienākumi ― soldier's duty
  2. warrior (a person who fights in wars)
    seno cilšu karavīri ― ancient tribal warriors

Declension

Declension of karavīrs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative karavīrs karavīri
genitive karavīra karavīru
dative karavīram karavīriem
accusative karavīru karavīrus
instrumental karavīru karavīriem
locative karavīrā karavīros
vocative karavīr karavīri

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “karš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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