mape

See also: mapē and mapę

Latvian

Mape (1)

Mapes (3)

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Germanic (cf. Dutch map).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mapɛ]

Audio:

(file)

Noun

mape f (5th declension)

1. folder, file (a folded piece of cardboard or similar material, used to keep papers, documents, etc.)

   dokumentu mape ― document folder

   atvērt mapi ― to open the folder

   ielikt ziņojumu mapē ― to put the report in a folder

   turēt padusē mapi ― to hold a folder under one's arm

2. file, dossier, portfolio, album (the contents of a folder (1); collection of documents, material, photographs, paintings etc. on a certain topic)

   gleznu reprodukciju mape ― painting reproduction album

   iznāks reprodukciju mape “Ļeņins latviešu tēlotājā mākslā” ― the album “Lenin in the Latvian fine arts” has come out

3. (computing) folder (node in a computer file structure where files can be stored)

   šajā mapē izvietotie faili ir pieejami visiem lietotājiem ― the files saved to this folder are available to all users

Declension

Declension of mape (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	mape	mapes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	mapi	mapes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	mapes	mapju
dative (datīvs)	mapei	mapēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	mapi	mapēm
locative (lokatīvs)	mapē	mapēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	mape	mapes

Synonyms

• vāks