mārīte

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See also: marite, mārītē, and Mārīte

Latvian

 Mārīšu dzimta on Latvian Wikipedia
Mārīte

Etymology

From Mārīte, a diminutive of Māra, a form of Marija, ultimately a reference to the Virgin Mary.

Noun

mārīte f (5th declension)

  1. ladybug (any member of the family Coccinellidae of beetles)
    divpunktu mārīte ― two-dot ladybug
    sarkanā mārīte ― red ladybug
    melnā mārīte ― black ladybug
    mārīšu kāpuri ― ladybug larvae
    mārīšu dzimta ― ladybug family (Coccinellidae)
    mārītes lido ― ladybugs fly

Declension

Declension of mārīte (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) mārīte mārītes
accusative (akuzatīvs) mārīti mārītes
genitive (ģenitīvs) mārītes mārīšu
dative (datīvs) mārītei mārītēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) mārīti mārītēm
locative (lokatīvs) mārītē mārītēs
vocative (vokatīvs) mārīte mārītes

Derived terms

See also

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