brunete

See also: brunetē

Latvian

Brunete

Etymology

From brunets (“dark-haired man”) +‎ -e (“fem.”). Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brunete f (5th declension, masculine form: brunets)

1. brunette (woman having dark — brown or black — hair)

   eleganta brunete ― an elegant brunette

   “Jauno Talantu Fabriku” pamet smaidīgā brunete Rita Riteniece ― the smiling brunette Rita Riteniece is leaving the “New Talent Factory”

   brunete vai blondīne: kā labāk? ― brunette or blonde: how (does she look) better?

Declension

Declension of brunete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	brunete	brunetes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	brunetes	brunešu
dative (datīvs)	brunetei	brunetēm
accusative (akuzatīvs)	bruneti	brunetes
instrumental (instrumentālis)	bruneti	brunetēm
locative (lokatīvs)	brunetē	brunetēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	brunete	brunetes

Synonyms

• tumšmate

See also

• gaišmate, blondīne
• rudmate
• sirmmate

Old French

Etymology

brune +‎ -ete

Noun

brunete oblique singular, f (oblique plural brunetes, nominative singular brunete, nominative plural brunetes)

1. brunette (woman)

Descendants

• → English: brunette
• French: brunette

See also

• blonde