lats
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lats
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of latrine (q.v.) + -s.[1]
Noun edit
lats pl (normally plural, singular lat)
- (UK slang) Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
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Etymology 3 edit
From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lats
- plural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia.
- (historical numismatics) Alternative form of lat (plural lati).
Etymology 4 edit
A clipping of Latin latissimus + -s[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lats pl (normally plural, singular lat)
- (slang) The latissimus dorsi muscles.
Etymology 5 edit
Noun edit
lats
References edit
Anagrams edit
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
lats
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
A reduced form of Latvija, first used in 1922 to name the new currency that replaced the Latvian rublis.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
lats m (1st declension)
- lats (monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014)
- pieci lati ― five lats
- papīra lats ― paper lats (i.e., bills, banknotes)
- lata kurss ― the exchange rate of the lats
- grāmata maksā divus latus ― the book costs two lats
Declension edit
Declension of lats (1st declension)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
lats m (definite singular latsen, indefinite plural latsar, definite plural latsane)
References edit
- “lats” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lats ?
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lats