Words for family members and other relatives in Latvian (latviešu valoda), a Baltic language spoken mainly in Latvia.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Latvian | |
|---|---|
| family | ģimene |
| parents | vecāki |
| father | tēvs |
| mother | māte |
| children | bērni |
| son | dēls |
| daughter | meita |
| husband | vīrs |
| wife | sieva |
| brother | brālis |
| sister | māsa |
| uncle | tēvocis |
| aunt | tante |
| cousin | brālēns (m); māsīca (f) |
| nephew | brāļadēls; māsasdēls |
| niece | brāļameita; māsasmeita |
| grandparents | vecvecāki |
| grandfather | vectevs |
| grandmother | vecāmāte |
| grandchildren | mazbērni |
| grandson | mazdēls |
| granddaughter | mazmeita |
| father-in-law | sievastēvs; vīratēvs |
| mother-in-law | vīramāte; sievasmāte |
| brother-in-law | svainis |
| sister-in-law | svaine |
| son-in-law | znots |
| daughter-in-law | vedekla |
Information about Latvian | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
Family words in Latvian
http://www.allysatis.org/vocabulary/words.php?lang=83&langaff=3&idcatevoca=1
http://polymath.org/latvian_family.php
Family words in other languages
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