vīrs

See also: virs

Latvian

Vīrs un sieva

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós “man” < “strong one”, from the stem *weyh₁- (“to go, move in a straight direction; to be strong”) (cf. Latin vīs (“strength”)). Cognates include Lithuanian výras, Old Prussian wijrs, wirs, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Old High German wer, Old Norse verr, Old Irish fer, Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬭𐬀 (vira), 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra), Latin vir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vīːɾs]

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Noun

vīrs m (1st declension)

1. husband (a married man, in reference to his wife)

   vīrs un sieva ― husband and wife

   gādīgs vīrs ― a caring husband

   saticīgs vīrs ― a husband who is easy to live with

   dzērājs vīrs ― a drunkard husband

   vīra māsa ― husband's sister (= sister-in-law)

   vīra radi ― husband's relatives (= in-laws)

   ņemt vīru ― to take a husband

   iziet pie vīra ― to go to (= take) a husband

   tāds veikls un smuks puisis, un krietns... laimīga tā meita, kas viņu reiz dabūs par vīru ― such a neat and handsome guy, and honest... happy (is) the woman who will get him as a husband

2. man (male human being)

   pusmūža vīrs ― a middle-aged man

   stalts vīrs ― a stately man

   omulīgs vīrs ― a cheerful, jovial man

   lāga vīrs ― a good man, a good fellow

   spēka vīrs ― a man of strength (= strong man)

   goda vīrs ― a man of honor (= honorable man)

   īsts vīrs ― a real man

   vīru koris, vīriešu koris ― male, men's choir

3. (in combination with a word describing an occupation) a man who works, deals with something

   sardzes vīrs ― watch (lit. defense, protection) man

   darba vīrs ― workman, worker

   karavīrs ― soldier (lit. war-man)

   ugunsdzēsēju komandas vīri ― fire-brigade men (= firemen, firefighters)

Usage notes

The default term for “man” is vīrietis, which has restricted vīrs to the meaning of “husband,” but there are many expressions and situations in which vīrs can still be used to mean “man.”

Declension

Declension of vīrs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vīrs	vīri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vīru	vīrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vīra	vīru
dative (datīvs)	vīram	vīriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vīru	vīriem
locative (lokatīvs)	vīrā	vīros
vocative (vokatīvs)	vīrs	vīri

Synonyms

• (of "husband"): dzīvesbiedrs
• (of "man"): vīrietis

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of "husband"”): sieva, dzīvesbiedre
• (antonym(s) of “of "man"”): sieviete

Derived terms

• karavīrs
• meitasvīrs, meitas vīrs
• sniegavīrs, sniega vīrs
• ūdensvīrs
• vīrietis

Samogitian

Jauns vīrs
A young man

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Other Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vyras, Old Prussian wijrs and Latvian vīrs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋiːɾs]

Noun

vīrs m (plural vīrā)

1. man

Declension

    declension of vīrs

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vīrs	vīro	vīrā
genitive	vīra	vīru	vīru
dative	vīrou	vīram	vīrams
accusative	vīra	vīro	vīrus
instrumental	vīro	vīrās	vīrās
locative	vīrė	vīrūs	vīrūs
vocative	vīrė	vīro	vīrā

Antonyms

• muotrėška

Derived terms

• vīrėšks