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tēvs
tēvs
Latvian
Noun
tēvs m (1st declension)
- father (a man who has a child or children)
- tēvs ar dēliem ― a father with (his) sons
- tēva pienākums ― father's duty, obligation
- tēva gādība ― father's care
- tas ir mans tēvs ― that is my father
- pie eglītes sēž arī pārējie ģimenes locekļi: tēvs, māte, vēcmāmiņa ― the remaining family members - father, mother, grandmother - are sitting by the pine (= Christmas) tree
- (Christianity) God the Father (God seen as the creator of the universe)
- Mūsu Tēvs, Tēvs Mūsu ― Our Father (prayer)
- debesu tēvs ― heavenly father
- Dievs Tēvs! Dievs Kungs! ― oh God! oh Lord! (expressions of surprise or fear)
- (Christianity) Father (used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.)
- svētais tēvs ― holy father (the Catholic Pope's title)
- garīgais tēvs ― spiritual father (preacher, priest, etc.)
- baznīcas tēvi ― the fathers of the church (who formed the church's doctrive from the 2nd to the 8th century)
- pareizticīgo garīdznieks tēvs Andrejs, vēršoties pie krieviem, lūdza atbalstīt latviešus viņu cīņā par neatkarību ― the Orthodox priest Father Andrejs, turning to the Russians, asked (them) to support the Latvians in their struggle for independence
- (with a family or house name in the genitive) father; a respectful form of address for an older man, especially the leader of a household, farm, etc.
- drīz izsteidzās Olliņu tēvs pats ― soon (the) father (of the) Oliņš (family) himself hurried out
- vecais Rijkuris atnāca gausiem soļiem un apstājās Natei blakus vagas galā: “jā, to es saprotu”, viņš teica; “vai ne, Rijkuru tēv, tagad te augs!” ― the old Rijkuris came with slow steps and stood next to Nate at the end of the furrow: “yes, I understand that,” he said; “don't you, father (of the) Rijkuri, now it (= plant) will grow here!”
- (in the plural, of people) fathers, ancestors
- tēvu tēvi ― the fathers' fathers (= the ancestors)
- tēvu tēvu laiki ― the fathers' fathers' (= ancient) times
- tēvu zeme, tēvzeme ― fatherland
- (aiz)iet pie tēviem ― to go to the fathers (= to die)
- (figuratively) father, founder, creator
- Ādolfs Alunāns ir latviešu teātra tēvs ― Ādolfs Alunāns is the father of the Latvian theater
- (of animals) male (usually tēviņš)
- vilku tēvs ― wolf father, male wolf
- sloku tēvi ― woodock fathers, male woodcocks
- (of plants, their parts; in the genitive, used as an adjective) from which there is growth, which generates new growth
- tēva augs, tēvaugs ― growing (part of) plant
- tēva zieds ― growing (part of) flower
Declension
Declension of tēvs (1st declension)
Usage notes
The word tēviņš, at first a diminutive and form of eanderment (“daddy”), now means “male” (animal); the term of endearment for “father” is tētiņš (“daddy”), from tētis (“father”). Note that tētis already has more emotional overtones than the more neutral tēvs.
Synonyms
- tētis, tētiņš
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “tēvs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7
- tēvs in some Latvian dictionary at tezaurs.lv