demokrāts
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps via some other European language, ultiatemly from French démocrate, formed by opposition to aristocrate, with Ancient Greek elements, δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule, strength”).
Noun
[edit]demokrāts m (1st declension, feminine form: demokrāte)
- (male) democrat (a supporter or advocate of democracy)
- Didro, 18. gadsimta franču filozofs, humānists un demokrāts ― Diderot, an 18th-century French philosopher, humanist, and democrat
- (male) democrat (a member of a democratic party, e.g., in the United States)
- senātā demokrātiem tagad ir 67 un republikāņiem 33 vietas ― in the Senate, the democrats now have 67 seats and the Republicans 33
Declension
[edit]Declension of demokrāts (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | demokrāts | demokrāti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | demokrātu | demokrātus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | demokrāta | demokrātu |
| dative (datīvs) | demokrātam | demokrātiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | demokrātu | demokrātiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | demokrātā | demokrātos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | demokrāt | demokrāti |