Category:Latvian terms by usage
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Latvian terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.
- Category:Latvian archaic terms: Latvian terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
- Category:Latvian childish terms: Latvian terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
- Category:Latvian colloquialisms: Latvian terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
- Category:Latvian dated terms: Latvian terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
- Category:Latvian derogatory terms: Latvian terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
- Category:Latvian dialectal terms: Latvian terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
- Category:Latvian ecclesiastical terms: Latvian terms used only by religious figures.
- Category:Latvian endearing terms: Latvian terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
- Category:Latvian formal terms: Latvian terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
- Category:Latvian higher register terms: Latvian terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
- Category:Latvian historical terms: Latvian terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
- Category:Latvian informal terms: Latvian terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
- Category:Latvian nonstandard terms: Latvian terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
- Category:Latvian obsolete terms: Latvian terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
- Category:Latvian offensive terms: Latvian terms that are typically considered to offend people.
- Category:Latvian poetic terms: Latvian terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
- Category:Latvian rare terms: Latvian terms that are rare in general use, for whatever reason.
- Category:Latvian slang: Latvian colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
- Category:Latvian terms with archaic senses: Latvian terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
- Category:Latvian terms with dated senses: Latvian terms that have one or more senses that are occasionally still found in use, but are clearly old-fashioned or typical of older texts
- Category:Latvian terms with historical senses: Latvian terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
- Category:Latvian terms with obsolete senses: Latvian terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
- Category:Latvian terms with rare senses: Latvian rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
- Category:Latvian terms with uncommon senses: Latvian uncommonly used terms or terms with uncommonly used senses.
- Category:Latvian vulgarities: Latvian terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
Subcategories
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total.
A
- Latvian archaic terms (0 c, 6 e)
C
- Latvian childish terms (0 c, 3 e)
- Latvian colloquialisms (0 c, 214 e)
D
- Latvian dated terms (0 c, 147 e)
- Latvian derogatory terms (0 c, 5 e)
- Latvian dialectal terms (0 c, 2406 e)
E
- Latvian ecclesiastical terms (0 c, 1 e)
- Latvian endearing terms (0 c, 2 e)
F
- Latvian formal terms (0 c, 1 e)
H
- Latvian historical terms (0 c, 1 e)
I
N
O
- Latvian obsolete terms (0 c, 35 e)
- Latvian offensive terms (0 c, 4 e)
P
- Latvian poetic terms (0 c, 35 e)
R
- Latvian rare terms (0 c, 14 e)
S
- Latvian slang (0 c, 14 e)
T
- Latvian terms with archaic senses (0 c, 436 e)
- Latvian terms with dated senses (0 c, 33 e)
- Latvian terms with historical senses (0 c, 23 e)
- Latvian terms with uncommon senses (0 c, 7 e)
V
- Latvian vulgarities (0 c, 17 e)