Latvian

Vīrs un sieva

Noun

vīrs m (1st declension)

1. husband (a married man, in reference to his wife)

   vīrs un sieva‎ ― husband and wife

   gādīgs vīrs‎ ― a caring husband

   saticīgs vīrs‎ ― a husband who is easy to live with

   dzērājs vīrs‎ ― a drunkard husband

   vīra māsa‎ ― husband's sister (= sister-in-law)

   vīra radi‎ ― husband's relatives (= in-laws)

   ņemt vīru‎ ― to take a husband

   iziet pie vīra‎ ― to go to (= take) a husband

   tāds veikls un smuks puisis, un krietns... laimīga tā meita, kas viņu reiz dabūs par vīru‎ ― such a neat and handsome guy, and honest... happy (is) the woman who will get him as a husband

2. man (male human being)

   pusmūža vīrs‎ ― a middle-aged man

   stalts vīrs‎ ― a stately man

   omulīgs vīrs‎ ― a cheerful, jovial man

   lāga vīrs‎ ― a good man, a good fellow

   spēka vīrs‎ ― a man of strength (= strong man)

   goda vīrs‎ ― a man of honor (= honorable man)

   īsts vīrs‎ ― a real man

   vīru koris, vīriešu koris‎ ― male, men's choir

3. (in combination with a word describing an occupation) a man who works, deals with something

   sardzes vīrs‎ ― watch (lit. defense, protection) man

   darba vīrs‎ ― workman, worker

   karavīrs‎ ― soldier (lit. war-man)

   ugunsdzēsēju komandas vīri‎ ― fire-brigade men (= firemen, firefighters)

Declension

Usage notes

The default term for “man” is vīrietis, which has restricted vīrs to the meaning of “husband,” but there are many expressions and situations in which vīrs can still be used to mean “man.”

Synonyms

• (of "husband"): dzīvesbiedrs
• (of "man"): vīrietis

Antonyms

• (of "husband"): sieva, dzīvesbiedre
• (of "man"): sieviete

Derived terms

• karavīrs
• meitasvīrs, meitas vīrs
• sniegavīrs, sniega vīrs
• ūdensvīrs
• vīrietis

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vīrs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Samogitian

Jauns vīrs
A young man

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Compare to Standard Lithuanian vyras. Other Baltic cognates include Old Prussian wijrs and Latvian vīrs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋiːɾs]

Noun

vīrs m ‎(plural vīrā)

1. man

Declension

Antonyms

• muotrėška

Derived terms

• vīrėšks

See also

• vyras (Standard Lithuanian)