Latvian

See also: latvian

English

Etymology

From Latvia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlætvi.ən/, /ˈlɑːtvi.ən/

Adjective

Latvian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.

Translations

pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language

• Basque: letoniar
• Catalan: letó
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 拉脱维亚的 (Lātuōwéiyà 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)
• French: letton (fr)
• German: lettisch (de)
• Hawaiian: Lakawia
• Hungarian: lett (hu)
• Italian: lettone (it) m, f
• Latin: letticus

• Latvian: ^{(please verify)} Latvijas (of Latvia), ^{(please verify)} latviešu (lv) (of people or language), ^{(please verify)} latvju, ^{(please verify)} latvisks
• Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} Latvijos (lt) (of Latvia), ^{(please verify)} latvių (lt) (of people or language)
• Maltese: Latvjan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: latvisk (no)

  Nynorsk: latvisk (nn)

• Persian: لاتویایی‏‎ (Latviyayi)
• Polish: łotewski (pl)
• Portuguese: letão (pt)
• Romanian: leton (ro)
• Russian: латы́шский (ru) (latýšskij), латви́йский (ru) (latvíjskij)
• Slovene: látvijski (sl)
• Spanish: letón (es)
• Swedish: lettisk (sv)
• Venetian: lètone (vec)
• Yiddish: לאַטוויש‏‎ (latvish), לעטלענדיש‏‎ (letlendish)

Proper noun

Latvian

1. (uncountable) The official language of Latvia; Lettish.

Synonyms

• (language): Lettish

Translations

Baltic language of Latvia

• Arabic: لَاتْفِيَّة‏‎ f (lātfiyya)
• Armenian: լատիշերեն (hy) (latišeren)
• Basque: letoniera (eu)
• Belarusian: латы́шская мо́ва f (latýšskaja móva), латы́шская f (latýšskaja), латы́ская f (latýskaja),
• Bulgarian: латвийски m (latvíjski)
• Catalan: letó m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉脫維亞語 (zh), 拉脱维亚语 (zh) (Lātuōwéiyà-yǔ)

• Czech: lotyština (cs) f
• Danish: lettisk (da)
• Dutch: Lets (nl)
• Esperanto: latva lingvo
• Estonian: läti keel (et), läti (et)
• Faroese: lettiskt n
• Finnish: latvian kieli, latvia (fi), (obsolete) lätti (fi), (obsolete) lätin kieli
• French: letton (fr) m
• Georgian: ლატვიური (laṭviuri)
• German: Lettisch (de) n
• Greek: λεττονικά (el) n pl (lettoniká)
• Greenlandic: Letlandimiutut
• Hebrew: לטבית‏‎ f
• Hindi: लातवियाई f (lātviyā'ī)
• Hungarian: lett (hu)
• Icelandic: lettneska (is) f
• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} bahasa Latvia
• Italian: lettone (it) m
• Japanese: ラトヴィア語 (ja) (Ratovia-go), ラトビア語 (ja) (Ratobia-go)
• Khmer: ឡេតូនី (letoonii)

• Korean: 라트비아어 (ko) (Rateubia-eo)
• Latvian: latviešu valoda f, latvju valoda f
• Limburgish: Lètsj (li) n
• Lithuanian: latvių kalba (lt) f, latvių (lt)
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lettsch (nds) (Northern Germany)

• Macedonian: латвиски m (latvíski)
• Navajo: Létbii bizaad
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: latvisk (no) m

  Nynorsk: latvisk (nn) m

• Persian: لاتویایی‏‎ (lâtviyâyi)
• Polish: łotewski (pl) m
• Portuguese: letão (pt)
• Romanian: letonă (ro) f
• Russian: латы́шский (ru) (latýšskij)
• Scots: Latvie
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: летонски m

  Roman: letonski (sh) m

• Slovene: látvijščina f
• Spanish: letón (es) m
• Swedish: lettiska (sv)
• Turkish: Letonca (tr)
• Ukrainian: латиська (uk) f (latýs'ka)
• Venetian: lètone (vec) m
• Yiddish: לעטיש‏‎ n (letish), לאַטוויש‏‎ n (latvish)

Noun

Latvian (plural Latvians)

1. (countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

Synonyms

• (language): Lettish

Translations

person pertaining to Latvia

• Armenian: լատվիացի (latviacʿi), լատիշ (latiš)
• Basque: letoniar
• Belarusian: латві́ец m (latvíjec), латві́йка f (latvíjka)
• Bulgarian: латвиец m (latviec), латвийка f (latvijka)
• Catalan: letó m, letona f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉脫維亞人, 拉脱维亚人 (Lātuōwéiyà-rén)

• Czech: Lotyš (cs) m, Lotyška (cs) f
• Danish: lette (da)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} Let (nl) m, f Letse
• Esperanto: latvo
• Estonian: lätlane (et) m, f, lätlanna f, lätlased pl
• Faroese: letti m
• Finnish: latvialainen (fi)
• French: Letton (fr) m, Lettone (fr) f
• German: Lette (de) m, Lettin (de) f
• Greek: Λετονός m (Letonós)
• Hawaiian: Lakawia
• Hungarian: lett (hu)
• Icelandic: letti m
• Indonesian: orang Latvia

• Italian: lettone (it) m, f
• Japanese: ラトビア人 (Ratobia-jin)
• Khmer: ឡេតូនី (letoonii)
• Latvian: latvietis m, latviete f, latvis (lv) m, latve f
• Lithuanian: latvis (lt) m, latvė (lt) f
• 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)
• Slovene: Látvijec m, Látvijka f
• Spanish: letón (es) m, letona (es) f
• Swedish: lett (sv) c
• Turkish: Leton, Letonyalı (tr)
• Ukrainian: латві́єць m (latvíjecʹ), латві́йка f (latvíjka)
• Venetian: lètone (vec) m, f
• Yiddish: לעטלענדער‏‎ m (letlender)

See also

• Appendix:Latvian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Latvian

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code lv, ISO 639-3 code lav
• Ethnologue entry for Latvian, lv

Anagrams

• valiant

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Finnish

Proper noun

Latvian

1. Genitive singular form of Latvia.

Anagrams

• talvina, valinta, valitan