ungārs

See also: ungars

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages (cf. Medieval Latin Ungaria, Hungaria, Medieval Greek Ούγγροι (Oúngroi, “Hungarians”)), ultimately borrowed from Oghur *On-Ogur (“ten (tribes) of the Ogur”), referring to the Utigur Bulgar tribal confederacy which ruled the eastern parts of Hungary prior to the arrival of the Magyars (Hungarians).

Noun

ungārs m (1st declension, feminine form: ungāriete)

  1. a Hungarian man, a man born in Hungary
    uz kuģa Lilitai īpašu uzmanību pievērš elegants ungārs ― on the ship, an elegant Hungarian paid special attention to Lilita
  2. (genitive plural) Hungarian; pertaining to Hungary and its people
    ungāru valoda ― the Hungarian language
    ungāru mūzika, deja ― Hungarian music, dance

Declension

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