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Latvian
Etymology
From biedrs (“companion, mate”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
biedre f (5th declension, masculine form: biedrs)
- (female) colleague, mate, comrade (a person with whom one works, studies, together, e.g. as part of a group or team)
- palīdzēt darba biedrei ― to help a (female) workmate
- saticīgas klases biedres ― harmonious, well matched (group of) (female) classmates
- (female) companion, mate, fellow (a person with whom one spends time, travels, plays)
- dzīves biedre, dzīvesbiedre ― wife, spouse (lit. (female) life mate)
- (of organizations) (female) member, fellow
- (komunistiskās) partijas biedre ― (female) (communist) party member
- (dated, during Soviet occupation) (female) comrade (generic form of address to people with whom the speaker is not personally acquainted)
- cienījamā biedre! ― respectable (female) comrade!
- biedre Kalniņa ― comrade Kalniņa
Declension
Declension of biedre (5th declension)
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