zviedrs
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently borrowed from German Schwede (“Swede”), though the form is somewhat anomalous (extra r, initial z instead of š).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zviedrs m (1st declension, feminine form: zviedriete)
- a (male) Swede, a man from Sweden
- satikām divus zviedrus ― we met two Swedes
- (genitive plural) Swedish, pertaining to Sweden and its people
- zviedru valoda ― the Swedish language
- zviedru literatūra ― Swedish literature
- zviedru zeme ― Swedish land
- zviedru karaviri ― Swedish soldiers
Declension[edit]
Declension of zviedrs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zviedrs | zviedri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zviedru | zviedrus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zviedra | zviedru |
| dative (datīvs) | zviedram | zviedriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zviedru | zviedriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zviedrā | zviedros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zviedr | zviedri |