Danish

Noun

slavens c

1. genitive singular definite of slave

Latvian

Etymology

From slava ‎(“fame”) +‎ -ens.

Adjective

slavens (def. slavenais, comp. slavenāks, sup. visslavenākais; adv. slaveni)

1. (of people, groups, organizations, their actions) famous, well-known, renowned

   slavens aktieris, rakstnieks, gleznotājs‎ ― famous actor, writer, painter

   slavena zinātniece‎ ― famous, renowned (female) scientist, scholar

   baleta skolotāja man pareģoja slavenu nākotne‎ ― the ballet teacher predicted for me a famous future (= predicted my future fame)

2. (of places, institutions, enterprises, products) famous, well-known, popular, appreciated

   slavens teātris‎ ― famous theater

   slavena ekspedīcija‎ ― famous expedition

   slavens kūrorts‎ ― famous resort

   ezers slavens ar savām salām‎ ― a lake famous for its islands

   pilsēta slavena ar savu arhitektūru‎ ― a city famous for its architecture

   Rīgas alus ir slavens‎ ― Rīga's beer is famous

3. (rare, syn. lielisks) great, wonderful

   lieliski izpeldējos! upe jums tiešām slavena‎ ― I am swimming, bathing wonderfully! (this) river of yours (lit. to you) is really great

Declension

Derived terms

• slavenība

Swedish

Noun

slavens

1. definite genitive singular of slav