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Where does “meitene” come from?

meitene (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ene, from Latvian -e — Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine...

meitene (Latvian): girl; young woman; girl, girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girl; young woman; girl, girlfriend

Ancestry of “meitene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-enefemale equivalent of -enis; feminine of -enis
2Latvian-eUsed to derive feminine nouns from masculine...

Words derived from “meitene”

  • meitenīgs
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