latve

See also: Latve, latvē, Latvē, and latvė

Latvian

Etymology

From latvis (“Latvian”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Noun

latve f (5th declension, masculine form: latvis)

(poetic, rare) a (female) Latvian, a (female) Lett; a (female) member of the Latvian ethnic group

Usage notes

The word latve is a poetic synonym of latviete (according to two online dictionaries the LLVV and the SV), but it is no longer current, except (as a proper noun, Latve) as a poetic name for Latvia.

Declension

Declension of latve (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	latve	latves
accusative (akuzatīvs)	latvi	latves
genitive (ģenitīvs)	latves	latvju
dative (datīvs)	latvei	latvēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	latvi	latvēm
locative (lokatīvs)	latvē	latvēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	latve	latves

Related terms

Lithuanian

Noun

latvè

instrumental singular of lãtvė (“Latvian”)

Noun

lãtve

vocative singular of lãtvė (“Latvian”)