prieks
Latvian
noun
Definitions
- (only singular) joy, delight intense positive emotional state, elevated cheerfulness
- (typically plural) joy, pleasure events, circumstances, etc. which causes such positive emotional states
- (in the locative, as an interjection) cheers! toast when drinking
Etymology
Derived from *prie derived from Proto-Indo-European *prāi-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*prāi-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affriended English
- backfriend English
- befriend English
- best friend English
- boyfriend English
- cyberfriend English
- defriend English
- e-friend English
- enbyfriend English
- ex-friend English
- free English
- friend English
- friendess English
- friendful English
- friendgirl English
- friendhood English
- friendish English
- friendless English
- friendlike English
- friendling English
- friendly English
- friendo English
- friendom English
- friendship English
- friendsome English
- friendworthy English
- friendy English
- fuckfriend English
- galfriend English
- girlfriend English
- grandfriend English
- guyfriend English
- manfriend English
- merfriend English
- misfriend English
- nonfriend English
- outfriend English
- penfriend English
- playfriend English
- schoolfriend English
- semifriend English
- stepfriend English
- superfriend English
- unfriend English
- womanfriend English
- Brieffreund German
- Busenfreund German
- Exfreund German
- Fickfreund German
- Freund German
- Freundchen German
- Freundeskreis German
- Freundin German
- Freundschaft German
- Hausfreund German
- Hundefreund German
- Jugendfreund German
- Katzenfreund German
- Menschenfreund German
- Naturfreund German
- Schönwetterfreund German
- Sportsfreund German
- anfreunden German
- entfreunden German
- freundlich German
- Facebookvriend Dutch, Flemish
- allemansvriend Dutch, Flemish
- bedvriend Dutch, Flemish
- bevrijden Dutch, Flemish
- boekenvriend Dutch, Flemish
- boezemvriend Dutch, Flemish
- dierenvriend Dutch, Flemish
- huisvriend Dutch, Flemish
- jenevervriend Dutch, Flemish
- kindervriend Dutch, Flemish
- mensenvriend Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvrijen Dutch, Flemish
- vriend Dutch, Flemish
- vriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- vriendin Dutch, Flemish
- vriendschap Dutch, Flemish
- vrijage Dutch, Flemish
- vrijen Dutch, Flemish
- зафрендить Russian
- прия́тель Russian
- приятельский Russian
- приятельство Russian
- πρᾶος Ancient Greek
- *prāi- Proto-Indo-European
- preh₂-i-u-, *preh₂íus Proto-Indo-European
- *frijōną Proto-Germanic
- frēond Old English
- प्रीणाति Sanskrit
- frend Middle English
- frend Serbo-Croatian
- ffrind Welsh
- vrien Middle Dutch
- vrient Middle Dutch
- dzīves Latvian
- dzīvespriecīgs Latvian
- dzīvesprieks Latvian
- en Latvian
- gen.] Latvian
- genitive Latvian
- priecīgs Latvian
- vaļa Latvian
- vaļasprieks Latvian
- vriend Afrikaans
- vriendelik Afrikaans
- vriunt Middle High German
- 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- friend Chinese
- *prináHti Proto-Indo-Aryan
- pren Tok Pisin
- wokpren Tok Pisin
- *prie bat-pro
- bren Kriol