sieviete

== Latvian == === Etymology === From sieva (“wife, woman”) +‎ -iete. First attested in the 19th century, apparently coined by analogy with vīrietis (“man”) (compare an original variant sievietis) as sieva gradually shifted its basic meaning to “wife”. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sieviete f (5th declension) woman (a human being of the female sex) sieviešu dzimte ― the female sex, gender jauna, veca sieviete ― young, old woman neprecējusies sieviete ― unmarried woman sieviešu koris ― women's choir sievietes higinēa ― female higiene sieviešu jautājumi ― women's issues sieviešu kustība ― women's movement ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== sieva vīrietis === References ===