tēviņš

== Latvian == === Etymology === From tēvs (“father”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”). At first a diminutive of “father” (uses as a term of endearment are attested in older texts); now only tētiņš can be used in this sense. === Noun === tēviņš m (1st declension) (of animal species) male aitu tēviņš ― male sheep, ram pīļu tēviņš ― male duck bišu tēviņi ― male bees, drones atšķirības starp tēviņiem un mātītēm ― differences between males and females (chiefly in the singular) a human male, a man rupjš tēviņš ― rude man, boor tu tur, tēviņ, beidz ālēties! ― you there, man, stop fooling around! ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== mātīte === References ===