adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈlætvi.ən/
/ˈlɑːtvi.ən/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The official language of Latvia; Lettish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lettish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Baltic, Baltic language
6
noun
Meaning 6
a native or inhabitant of Latvia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: Livonian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latvian Latvijabor. English Latvia Middle English -n English -n English Latvian From Latvia + -n.
Across languages
Translations
239 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Letlands
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Afrikaans:
Letties
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Albanian:
letonez
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Arabic:
لَاتْفِيّ
(lātfiyy)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Arabic:
لَاتْفِيّ
(lātviyy)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Armenian:
լատվիական
(latviakan)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Asturian:
letón
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Azerbaijani:
latış
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Azerbaijani:
latviya
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Basque:
letoniar
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Belarusian:
латы́скі
(latýski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Belarusian:
латы́шскі
(latýšski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Belarusian:
латві́йскі
(latvíjski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Bulgarian:
латви́йски
(latvíjski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Burmese:
လတ်ဗီယာ
(latbiya)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Catalan:
letó
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Chinese Mandarin:
拉脫維亞的 /拉脱维亚的
(Lātuōwéiyǎ de)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Czech:
lotyšský
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Danish:
lettisk
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Danish:
letlandsk
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Dutch:
Lets
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Esperanto:
latva
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Estonian:
läti
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Faroese:
lettiskur
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Finnish:
latvialainen (of Latvia)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Finnish:
latviankielinen
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Finnish:
lättiläinen (of Latvia)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Finnish:
lätinkielinen
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
French:
letton
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Friulian:
leton
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Galician:
letón
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Georgian:
ლატვიური
(laṭviuri)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Georgian:
ლატვიის
(laṭviis)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
German:
lettisch
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Hawaiian:
Lakawia
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Hindi:
लातवियाई
(lātviyāī)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Hungarian:
lett
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Icelandic:
lettneskur
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Irish:
Laitviach
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Italian:
lettone
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Japanese:
ラトビアの
(Ratobia no)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Kazakh:
латвиялық
(latviälyq)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Korean:
라트비아의
(Rateubia-ui)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Kyrgyz:
латыш
(latış)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Kyrgyz:
латвия
(latviya)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Lao:
ແລດໂຕນີ
(lǣt tō nī)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Latin:
letticus
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Latvian:
Latvijas (of Latvia)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Latvian:
latviešu
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Latvian:
latvju
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Latvian:
latvisks
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Macedonian:
латвиски
(latviski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Macedonian:
летонски
(letonski)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Maltese:
Latvjan
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Mongolian:
латви
(latvi)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Mongolian:
ᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠸᠢ
(latwi)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Norwegian Bokmål:
latvisk
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
latvisk
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Occitan:
leton
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Persian:
لاتویایی
(lâtviyâyi)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Polish:
łotewski
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Portuguese:
letão
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Romanian:
leton
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Russian:
латы́шский
(latýšskij)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Russian:
латви́йский
(latvíjskij)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Serbo-Croatian:
лѐто̄нскӣ
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Serbo-Croatian:
lètōnskī
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Slovak:
lotyšský
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Slovene:
látvijski
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Lower Sorbian:
letiski
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Upper Sorbian:
letiski
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Spanish:
letón
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Swedish:
lettisk
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Tajik:
латышӣ
(latiši)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Tajik:
латишӣ
(latiši)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Tajik:
латвиягӣ
(latviyagi)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Thai:
ลัตเวีย
(lát-wiia)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Turkish:
Letonyalı
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Turkish:
Letonya
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Turkmen:
latwiýa
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Ukrainian:
лати́ський
(latýsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Ukrainian:
латві́йський
(latvíjsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Uyghur:
لاتۋىيە
(latwiye)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Uzbek:
latviya
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Uzbek:
latish
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Venetan:
lètone
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Vietnamese:
Lát-vi-a
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Yiddish:
לאַטוויש
(latvish)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Yiddish:
לעטלענדיש
(letlendish)
— pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language
Afrikaans:
Letties
— Baltic language of Latvia
Afrikaans:
Lets
— Baltic language of Latvia
Arabic:
لَاتْفِيَّة
(lātfiyya)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Armenian:
լատիշերեն
(latišeren)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Asturian:
letón
— Baltic language of Latvia
Basque:
letoniera
— Baltic language of Latvia
Belarusian:
латы́ская мо́ва
(latýskaja móva)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Belarusian:
латы́шская
(latýšskaja)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Belarusian:
латы́ская
(latýskaja)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Bulgarian:
латви́йски
(latvíjski)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Catalan:
letó
— Baltic language of Latvia
Chinese Mandarin:
拉脫維亞語 /拉脱维亚语
(lātuōwéiyàyǔ)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Czech:
lotyština
— Baltic language of Latvia
Danish:
lettisk
— Baltic language of Latvia
Dutch:
Lets
— Baltic language of Latvia
Esperanto:
latva lingvo
— Baltic language of Latvia
Estonian:
läti keel
— Baltic language of Latvia
Estonian:
läti
— Baltic language of Latvia
Faroese:
lettiskt
— Baltic language of Latvia
Finnish:
latvia
— Baltic language of Latvia
French:
letton
— Baltic language of Latvia
Galician:
letón
— Baltic language of Latvia
Georgian:
ლატვიური
(laṭviuri)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Georgian:
ლატვიური ენა
(laṭviuri ena)
— Baltic language of Latvia
German:
Lettisch
— Baltic language of Latvia
Greek:
λεττονικά
(lettoniká)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Hebrew:
לטבית
— Baltic language of Latvia
Hindi:
लातवियाई
(lātviyāī)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Hungarian:
lett
— Baltic language of Latvia
Icelandic:
lettneska
— Baltic language of Latvia
Italian:
lettone
— Baltic language of Latvia
Japanese:
ラトヴィア語
(ratoviago)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Japanese:
ラトビア語
(ratobiago)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Kazakh:
латыш тілі
(latyş tılı)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Khmer:
ឡេតូនី
(leetounii)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Korean:
라트비아어
(rateubia'eo)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Latvian:
latviešu valoda
— Baltic language of Latvia
Latvian:
latvju valoda
— Baltic language of Latvia
Limburgish:
Lètsj
— Baltic language of Latvia
Lithuanian:
latvių kalba
— Baltic language of Latvia
Lithuanian:
latvių
— Baltic language of Latvia
Low German:
Lettsch
— Baltic language of Latvia
Macedonian:
латви́ски
(latvíski)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Navajo:
Létbii bizaad
— Baltic language of Latvia
Norwegian Bokmål:
latvisk
— Baltic language of Latvia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
latvisk
— Baltic language of Latvia
Occitan:
leton
— Baltic language of Latvia
Persian:
لاتویایی
(lâtviyâyi)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Polish:
łotewski
— Baltic language of Latvia
Portuguese:
letão
— Baltic language of Latvia
Romanian:
letonă
— Baltic language of Latvia
Russian:
латы́шский
(latýšskij)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
летонски
— Baltic language of Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
letonski
— Baltic language of Latvia
Slovene:
látvijščina
— Baltic language of Latvia
Lower Sorbian:
letišćina
— Baltic language of Latvia
Upper Sorbian:
letišćina
— Baltic language of Latvia
Upper Sorbian:
łotyšćina
— Baltic language of Latvia
Spanish:
letón
— Baltic language of Latvia
Swedish:
lettiska
— Baltic language of Latvia
Turkish:
Letonca
— Baltic language of Latvia
Ukrainian:
лати́ська
(latýsʹka)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Venetan:
lètone
— Baltic language of Latvia
Yiddish:
לעטיש
(letish)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Yiddish:
לאַטוויש
(latvish)
— Baltic language of Latvia
Afrikaans:
Letlander
— person from Latvia
Afrikaans:
Let
— person from Latvia
Albanian:
leton
— person from Latvia
Armenian:
լատվիացի
(latviacʻi)
— person from Latvia
Armenian:
լատիշ
(latiš)
— person from Latvia
Asturian:
letón
— person from Latvia
Asturian:
letona
— person from Latvia
Azerbaijani:
latış
— person from Latvia
Basque:
letoniar
— person from Latvia
Belarusian:
латві́ец
(latvíjec)
— person from Latvia
Belarusian:
латві́йка
(latvíjka)
— person from Latvia
Bulgarian:
латви́ец
(latvíec)
— person from Latvia
Bulgarian:
латви́йка
(latvíjka)
— person from Latvia
Catalan:
letó
— person from Latvia
Catalan:
letona
— person from Latvia
Chinese Mandarin:
拉脫維亞人 /拉脱维亚人
(lātuōwéiyàrén)
— person from Latvia
Czech:
Lotyš
— person from Latvia
Czech:
Lotyška
— person from Latvia
Danish:
lette
— person from Latvia
Esperanto:
latvo
— person from Latvia
Estonian:
lätlane
— person from Latvia
Estonian:
lätlanna
— person from Latvia
Estonian:
lätlased
— person from Latvia
Faroese:
letti
— person from Latvia
Finnish:
latvialainen
— person from Latvia
French:
Letton
— person from Latvia
French:
Lettone
— person from Latvia
Galician:
letón
— person from Latvia
Georgian:
ლატვიელი
(laṭvieli)
— person from Latvia
German:
Lette
— person from Latvia
German:
Lettin
— person from Latvia
Greek:
Λετονός
(Letonós)
— person from Latvia
Hawaiian:
Lakawia
— person from Latvia
Hungarian:
lett
— person from Latvia
Icelandic:
Letti
— person from Latvia
Indonesian:
orang Latvia
— person from Latvia
Italian:
lettone
— person from Latvia
Japanese:
ラトビア人
(ratobiajin)
— person from Latvia
Japanese:
ラトヴィア人
(ratoviajin)
— person from Latvia
Kazakh:
латыш
(latyş)
— person from Latvia
Khmer:
ឡេតូនី
(leetounii)
— person from Latvia
Korean:
라트비아인
(rateubiain)
— person from Latvia
Korean:
라트비아 사람
(rateubia saram)
— person from Latvia
Kyrgyz:
латыш
(latış)
— person from Latvia
Latvian:
latvietis
— person from Latvia
Latvian:
latviete
— person from Latvia
Latvian:
latvis
— person from Latvia
Latvian:
latve
— person from Latvia
Lithuanian:
latvis
— person from Latvia
Lithuanian:
latvė
— person from Latvia
Macedonian:
Латвиец
(Latviec)
— person from Latvia
Macedonian:
Латвијка
(Latvijka)
— person from Latvia
Macedonian:
Летонац
(Letonac)
— person from Latvia
Macedonian:
Летонка
(Letonka)
— person from Latvia
Norwegian Bokmål:
latvier
— person from Latvia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
latviar
— person from Latvia
Persian:
لاتویایی
(lâtviyâyi)
— person from Latvia
Polish:
Łotysz
— person from Latvia
Polish:
Łotyszka
— person from Latvia
Portuguese:
letão
— person from Latvia
Romanian:
leton
— person from Latvia
Romanian:
letonă
— person from Latvia
Russian:
латы́ш
(latýš)
— person from Latvia
Russian:
латы́шка
(latýška)
— person from Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
Лето́нац
— person from Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
Летонка
— person from Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
Letónac
— person from Latvia
Serbo-Croatian:
Lètōnka
— person from Latvia
Slovak:
Lotyš
— person from Latvia
Slovak:
Lotyška
— person from Latvia
Slovene:
Látvijec
— person from Latvia
Slovene:
Látvijka
— person from Latvia
Spanish:
letón
— person from Latvia
Spanish:
letona
— person from Latvia
Swedish:
lett
— person from Latvia
Tajik:
латыш
(latiš)
— person from Latvia
Tajik:
латиш
(latiš)
— person from Latvia
Tajik:
латвиягӣ
(latviyagi)
— person from Latvia
Turkish:
Leton
— person from Latvia
Turkish:
Letonyalı
— person from Latvia
Ukrainian:
латві́єць
(latvíjecʹ)
— person from Latvia
Ukrainian:
латві́йка
(latvíjka)
— person from Latvia
Uzbek:
latish
— person from Latvia
Venetan:
lètone
— person from Latvia
Yiddish:
לעטלענדער
(letlender)
— person from Latvia