horvāts
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Хрват (hrvat), from *hurva (“mountain”); cf. Russian хребет (xrebet, “mountain range”). The original meaning was thus “highlander, mountaineer.”[1] A different opinion is that this may be a non-Slavic, possible Germanic or Iranian, word.
Pronunciation
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Noun
horvāts m (1st declension, feminine form: horvātiete)
- a (male) Croatian, a man from Croatia or of Croatian descent
- horvāti ir nācija, kas pieder pie dienvidslāvu tautu grupas ― the Croatians are a nation that belongs to the South Slavic group
- par “Valmieras” galveno treneri klūst horvāts Zorans Kalpičs ― the Croat Zoran Kalpić has become the main coach of the “Valmieras” team
- (genitive plural) Croatian, pertaining to Croatia and its people
- horvātu valoda ― the Croatian language
- horvātu tautas mūzika ― Croatian folk music
- horvātu mīklas ― Croatian pastry
Declension
Declension of horvāts (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | horvāts | horvāti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | horvātu | horvātus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | horvāta | horvātu |
| dative (datīvs) | horvātam | horvātiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | horvātu | horvātiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | horvātā | horvātos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | horvāt | horvāti |
Related terms
References
- ^ "Croat" at D. Harper's Online Etymology Dictionary at http://www.etymonline.com.