latviete

== Latvian == === Etymology === From latvis (“Latvian”) +‎ -iete, or latvietis (“Latvian”) +‎ -e (“fem.”). === Noun === latviete f (5th declension, male equivalent latvietis) a (female) Latvian, a (female) Lett latviete uzvarējusi starptautiskā skaistumkonkursā ― a Latvian woman won in an international beauty contest ==== Usage notes ==== The word latve is a synonym of latviete, but it is no longer current, and more often than not refers to ancient Latvians in poetic contexts. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== latve ==== Related terms ==== latviešu valoda, latvju valoda Latvija, Latve latvisks