Latvian

Vīrieši

Noun

vīrietis m (2nd declension)

1. man (a human being of the male sex).

   jauns, vecs vīrietis‎ ― young, old man

   precējies vīrietis‎ ― married man

   glīts vīrietis‎ ― handsome man

   vīriešu modes‎ ― men's mode

   vīriešu kurpes‎ ― men's shoes

   kļūt par īstu vīrieti‎ ― to become a real man

Declension

Usage notes

The original word for “man,” vīrs, now usually means “husband.” Though it is still occasionally used to mean “man,” this meaning is now normally ascribed to vīrietis.

See also

• vīrs
• sieviete