direktors

See also: Direktors and direktörs

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin director. Cognate with Latvian direktors and Russian директор (direktor).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdʲiræktɔ̀rs]
Hyphenation: di‧rek‧tor

Noun

direktors m

director

Declension

Declension of direktors (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	direktors	direktori
genitive	direktora	direktoru
dative	direktoram	direktorim
accusative	direktoru	direktorus
instrumental	direktoru	direktorim
locative	direktorā	direktorūs
vocative	direktor	direktori

References

A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European lanuguages, ultimately borrowed from Latin dīrector, from the Latin past particle form directus of the verb dīrīgō (“to set straight, to direct”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [diɾɛktoːɾs]
Audio: (file)

Noun

direktors m (1st declension, feminine form: direktore)

(male) director ((male) administrator or manager in an institution or enterprise)
fabrikas, rūpnīcas direktors ― factory manager

skolas direktors ― school principal

teātra direktors ― theater manager, administrator

institūta direktors ― institute director

direktora pavēle ― director's order

direktora kabinets ― director's office

“iepazīstināšu jūs ar jauno direktoru”, viņš smaidīja... “turpmāk jūsu fabriku vadīs biedrene Liepa” ― “I present you the new director,” he smiled... “from now on, comrade Liepa will direct your factory”

Declension

Declension of direktors (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	direktors	direktori
accusative (akuzatīvs)	direktoru	direktorus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	direktora	direktoru
dative (datīvs)	direktoram	direktoriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	direktoru	direktoriem
locative (lokatīvs)	direktorā	direktoros
vocative (vokatīvs)	direktor	direktori

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