Latvian edit

Etymology edit

Coined by Atis Kronvalds 1860s from vēsture (history) +‎ -nieks. [1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [væ̀ːstuɾniɛks]
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Noun edit

vēsturnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: vēsturniece)

  1. (male) historian (a specialist in history)
    medicīnas vēsturnieksmedicine historian
    matemātikas vēsturnieksmathematics historian
    mākslas vēsturnieksart historian
    teātra zinātnes vēsturniekstheater science historian
    mūzikas vēsturnieksmusic historian

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēsture”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN