universitāte

Latvian

Latvijas Universitāte

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Late Latin ūniversitās (university), accusative form ūniversitātem, adapted to Latvian patterns ( + -itāte).

Noun

universitāte f (5th declension)

  1. university, college (important institution of higher education, usually consisting of several faculties)
    Latvijas Universitātethe University of Latvia (at Riga)
    universitātes rektorsuniversity rector
    universitātes studentiuniversity, college students
    universitātes fakultātesuniversity faculties
    universitātes izglītībauniversity, college education
    universitātes diplomsuniversity, college diploma
    tehniskā universitātetechnical univeristy, college

Declension

Synonyms

  • augstskola
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