biedre

See also: biedrē

Latvian

Alternative forms

• biedrene

Etymology

From biedrs (“companion, mate”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bìɛdɾɛ]

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Noun

biedre f (5th declension, masculine form: biedrs)

1. (female) colleague, mate, comrade (a person with whom one works, studies, together, e.g. as part of a group or team)

   palīdzēt darba biedrei ― to help a (female) workmate

   saticīgas klases biedres ― harmonious, well matched (group of) (female) classmates

2. (female) companion, mate, fellow (a person with whom one spends time, travels, plays)

   dzīves biedre, dzīvesbiedre ― wife, spouse (lit. (female) life mate)

3. (of organizations) (female) member, fellow

   (komunistiskās) partijas biedre ― (female) (communist) party member

4. (dated, during Soviet occupation) (female) comrade (generic form of address to people with whom the speaker is not personally acquainted)

   cienījamā biedre! ― respectable (female) comrade!

   biedre Kalniņa ― comrade Kalniņa

Declension

Declension of biedre (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	biedre	biedres
accusative (akuzatīvs)	biedri	biedres
genitive (ģenitīvs)	biedres	biedru
dative (datīvs)	biedrei	biedrēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	biedri	biedrēm
locative (lokatīvs)	biedrē	biedrēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	biedre	biedres

Derived terms

• dzīvesbiedre, dzīves biedre