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English
Wiktionary
Etymology
From Latvia + -an .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈlætvi.ən/ , /ˈlɑːtvi.ən/
Adjective
Latvian (not comparable )
Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Synonyms
Translations
pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Afrikaans: Letlands , Letties (af)
Albanian: letonez
Arabic: لَاتْفِيّ ( lātfiyy ) , لَاتْفِيّ ( lātviyy )
Armenian: լատվիական (hy) ( latviakan )
Azerbaijani: latış , latviya
Basque: letoniar
Belarusian: латы́скі ( latýski ) , латы́шскі ( latýšski ) , латві́йскі ( latvíjski )
Bulgarian: латви́йски ( latvíjski )
Burmese: လတ်ဗီယာ ( latbiya )
Catalan: letó (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉脫維亞的 / 拉脱维亚的 (zh) ( Lātuōwéiyǎ de )
Czech: lotyšský (cs)
Danish: lettisk (da) , ( rare ) letlandsk
Dutch: Lets (nl)
Esperanto: latva
Estonian: läti (et)
Faroese: lettiskur
Finnish: latvialainen (fi) ( of Latvia ) , latviankielinen ( of Latvian language ) , lättiläinen (fi) ( of Latvia, dated ) , lätinkielinen ( of Latvian language, dated )
French: letton (fr)
Friulian: leton
Galician: letón (gl)
Georgian: ლატვიური ( laṭviuri ) , ლატვიის ( laṭviis )
German: lettisch (de)
Hawaiian: Lakawia
Hindi: लातवियाई ( lātviyāī )
Hungarian: lett (hu)
Irish: Laitviach
Italian: lettone (it) m or f
Japanese: ラトビアの (ja) ( Ratobia no )
Kazakh: латвиялық ( latviälyq )
Korean: 라트비아의 (ko) ( rateubiaui )
Kyrgyz: латыш (ky) ( latış ) , латвия ( latviya )
Lao: ແລດໂຕນີ ( lǣt tō nī )
Latin: letticus
Latvian: (please verify ) Latvijas ( of Latvia ) , (please verify ) latviešu (lv) ( of people or language ) , (please verify ) latvju , (please verify ) latvisks
Lithuanian: (please verify ) Latvijos (lt) ( of Latvia ) , (please verify ) latvių (lt) ( of people or language )
Macedonian: латвиски ( latviski ) , летонски ( letonski )
Maltese: Latvjan
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: латви ( latvi )
Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠸᠢ ( latwi )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: latvisk (no)
Nynorsk: latvisk (nn)
Occitan: leton (oc)
Persian: لاتویایی ( lâtviyâyi )
Polish: łotewski (pl)
Portuguese: letão (pt)
Romanian: leton (ro)
Russian: латы́шский (ru) ( latýšskij ) , латви́йский (ru) ( latvíjskij )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: лѐто̄нскӣ
Roman: lètōnskī (sh)
Slovak: lotyšský (sk)
Slovene: látvijski (sl)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: letiski
Upper Sorbian: letiski (hsb)
Spanish: letón (es)
Swedish: lettisk (sv)
Tajik: латышӣ (tg) ( latyši ) , латишӣ ( latiši ) , латвиягӣ ( latviyagi )
Thai: ลัตเวีย (th) ( lát-wiia )
Turkish: Letonyalı (tr) , Letonya (tr)
Turkmen: latwiýa
Ukrainian: лати́ський (uk) ( latýsʹkyj ) , латві́йський ( latvíjsʹkyj )
Uyghur: لاتۋىيە ( latwiye )
Uzbek: latviya , latish (uz)
Venetian: lètone (vec)
Vietnamese: Lát-vi-a
Yiddish: לאַטוויש ( latvish ) , לעטלענדיש ( letlendish )
Noun
Latvian (countable and uncountable , plural Latvians )
( uncountable ) The official language of Latvia; Lettish .
( countable ) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.
Synonyms
Translations
Baltic language of Latvia
Afrikaans: Letties (af) , Lets (af)
Arabic: لَاتْفِيَّة f ( lātfiyya )
Armenian: լատիշերեն (hy) ( latišeren )
Basque: letoniera (eu)
Belarusian: латы́ская мо́ва f ( latýskaja móva ) , латы́шская f ( latýšskaja ) , латы́ская f ( latýskaja ) ,
Bulgarian: латви́йски m ( latvíjski )
Catalan: letó (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉脫維亞語 / 拉脱维亚语 (zh) ( lātuōwéiyàyǔ )
Czech: lotyština (cs) f
Danish: lettisk (da)
Dutch: Lets (nl)
Esperanto: latva lingvo
Estonian: läti keel (et) , läti (et)
Faroese: lettiskt (fo) n
Finnish: latvia (fi)
French: letton (fr) m
Galician: letón (gl) m
Georgian: ლატვიური ( laṭviuri ) , ლატვიური ენა ( laṭviuri ena )
German: Lettisch (de) n
Greek: λεττονικά (el) n pl ( lettoniká )
Hebrew: לטבית f
Hindi: लातवियाई f ( lātviyāī )
Hungarian: lett (hu)
Icelandic: lettneska (is) f
Indonesian: (please verify ) bahasa Latvia
Italian: lettone (it) m
Japanese: ラトヴィア語 (ja) ( ratoviago ) , ラトビア語 (ja) ( ratobiago )
Kazakh: латыш тілі ( latyş tılı )
Khmer: ឡេតូនី ( leetounii )
Korean: 라트비아어 (ko) ( rateubia'eo )
Latvian: latviešu valoda (lv) f , latvju valoda (lv) f
Limburgish: Lètsj n
Lithuanian: latvių kalba (lt) f , latvių (lt)
Low German:
German Low German: Lettsch (nds) ( Northern Germany )
Macedonian: латви́ски m ( latvíski )
Navajo: Létbii bizaad
Norwegian:
Bokmål: latvisk (no) m
Nynorsk: latvisk (nn) m
Occitan: leton (oc) m
Persian: لاتویایی ( lâtviyâyi )
Polish: łotewski (pl) m
Portuguese: letão (pt)
Romanian: letonă (ro) f
Russian: латы́шский (ru) ( latýšskij )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: летонски m
Roman: letonski (sh) m
Slovene: látvijščina f
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: letišćina f
Upper Sorbian: letišćina (hsb) f , łotyšćina f
Spanish: letón (es) m
Swedish: lettiska (sv)
Turkish: Letonca (tr)
Ukrainian: лати́ська (uk) f ( latýsʹka )
Venetian: lètone (vec) m
Yiddish: לעטיש n ( letish ) , לאַטוויש n ( latvish )
person from Latvia
Afrikaans: Letlander (af) , Let (af)
Albanian: leton (sq) m
Armenian: լատվիացի ( latviacʻi ) , լատիշ ( latiš )
Azerbaijani: latış
Basque: letoniar
Belarusian: латві́ец m ( latvíjec ) , латві́йка f ( latvíjka )
Bulgarian: латви́ец m ( latvíec ) , латви́йка f ( latvíjka )
Catalan: letó (ca) m , letona (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉脫維亞人 / 拉脱维亚人 ( lātuōwéiyàrén )
Czech: Lotyš (cs) m , Lotyška (cs) f
Danish: lette (da)
Dutch: (please verify ) Let (nl) m or f , (please verify ) Letse (nl)
Esperanto: latvo
Estonian: lätlane (et) m or f , lätlanna f , lätlased pl
Faroese: letti m
Finnish: latvialainen (fi)
French: Letton (fr) m , Lettone (fr) f
Galician: letón (gl) m
Georgian: ლატვიელი ( laṭvieli )
German: Lette (de) m , Lettin (de) f
Greek: Λετονός (el) m ( Letonós )
Hawaiian: Lakawia
Hungarian: lett (hu)
Icelandic: Letti m
Indonesian: orang Latvia
Italian: lettone (it) m or f
Japanese: ラトビア人 (ja) ( ratobiajin ) , ラトヴィア人 (ja) ( ratoviajin )
Kazakh: латыш ( latyş )
Khmer: ឡេតូនី ( leetounii )
Korean: 라트비아인 ( rateubiain ) , 라트비아 사람 ( rateubia saram )
Kyrgyz: латыш (ky) ( latış )
Latvian: latvietis m , latviete f , latvis (lv) m , latve f
Lithuanian: latvis (lt) m , latvė (lt) f
Macedonian: Латвиец m ( Latviec ) , Латвијка f ( Latvijka ) , Летонац m ( Letonac ) , Летонка f ( Letonka )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: latvier (no) m
Nynorsk: latviar (nn) m
Persian: لاتویایی ( lâtviyâyi )
Polish: Łotysz (pl) m , Łotyszka (pl) f
Portuguese: letão (pt) m
Romanian: leton (ro) m , letonă (ro) f
Russian: латы́ш (ru) m ( latýš ) , латы́шка (ru) f ( latýška )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Лето́нац m ,Летонка f
Roman: Letónac (sh) m ,Lètōnka f
Slovak: Lotyš m , Lotyška f
Slovene: Látvijec m , Látvijka f
Spanish: letón (es) m , letona (es) f
Swedish: lett (sv) c
Tajik: латыш ( latyš ) , латиш ( latiš ) , латвиягӣ ( latviyagi )
Turkish: Leton (tr) , Letonyalı (tr)
Ukrainian: латві́єць m ( latvíjecʹ ) , латві́йка f ( latvíjka )
Uzbek: latish (uz)
Venetian: lètone (vec) m or f
Yiddish: לעטלענדער m ( letlender )
See also
Further reading
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Finnish
Proper noun
Latvian
genitive singular of Latvia
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