svešvārds

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From svešs (unkonwn, strange, foreign) +‎ vārds (word, name).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

svešvārds m (1st declension)

  1. foreign word (a word borrowed from other languages)
    svešvārdu vārdnīcadictionary of foreign words
    “vai jūs Liepājā tik stingri ievērojat konspirāciju?” Kalvics ievaicājās, viņam tūliņ iepatikās šis Rīgā vēl maz lietotais svešvārds“are you all in Liepāja observing the conspiracy so strictly?” Kalvics inquired; that foreign word (= conspiracy), still little used in Riga, (clearly) immediately pleased him
    rakstiet gudri! lietojiet bagātīgi svešvārdus, speciālus terminus, tā, lai vienkāršs lasītājs neko daudz nevar saprastwrite clever! use liberally foreign words, special terms, so that the simple reader does not understand anything much

Declension[edit]