Supplement 2.1:
OCCUPATIONS, PROFESSIONS, POSITIONS
The list contains only the most frequently used words. The second form of every entry is the feminine nominative singular. Note these correspondences between the masculine and feminine suffixes:
| m. –ants |
f. –ante |
m. –is |
f. –e |
m. –nieks |
f. –niece |
| m. –ārs |
f. –āre |
m. –ieris |
f. –iere |
m. –noms |
f. –nome |
| m. –ātns |
f. –āte |
m. –iķis |
f. –iķe |
m. –(t)ors |
f. –(t)ore |
| m. –ents |
f. –ente |
m. –ists |
f. –iste |
m. –tājs |
f. –tāja |
| m. –ējs |
f. –ēja |
m. –logs |
f. –loğe |
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| administrātors, -tore |
administrator |
dzērājs, -āja |
drunk |
| admirālis, (admirāle?) |
admiral |
dziedātājs, -tāja |
singer |
| advokāts, advokāte |
lawyer, attorney |
ekonomists, -miste |
economist |
| agronoms, agronome |
agronomist |
ekonoms, -nome |
steward |
| ağents, ağente |
agent |
fanātiķis, -tiķe |
fanatic |
| aktieris, aktrise |
actor, actress |
filologs, -loğe |
philologist |
| amatieris, -iere |
amateur |
filozofs, -zofe |
philosopher |
| amatnieks, -niece |
tradesman |
filziķis, fiziķe |
physicist |
| aptiekārs, -kāre |
druggist |
fotografs, -grafe |
photographer |
| archeologs, -loğe |
archeologist |
frizieris, -ziere |
barber, stylist |
| architekts, -tekte |
architect |
galdnieks, (-ce?) |
carpenter |
| ārsts, ārste |
physician, MD |
garīdznieks, -ce |
clergyman, -woman |
| asistents, -tente |
assistant |
gleznotājs, -tāja |
painter, artist |
| astronoms, -nome |
astronomer |
grāmatvedis, -de |
bookkeeper |
| autors, autore |
author |
gubernātors, -re |
governor |
| baņķieris, -iere |
banker |
ğeografs, -grafe |
geographer |
| bibliotēkārs, -kāre |
librarian |
ğeologs, ğeoloğe |
geologist |
| biologs, bioloğe |
biologist |
ierēdnis, -dne |
clerk, bureaucrata |
| ceļinieks, -niece |
wayfarer |
inspektors, -trise |
inspector |
| ceļotājs, -tāja |
traveller |
inženieris, -iere |
engineer |
| darbnieks, -niece |
employee, clerk |
īpašnieks, -niece |
owner |
| dārznieks, -niece |
gardener |
izdevējs, izdevēja |
publisher |
| dejotājs, -tāja |
dancer |
izgudrotājs, -tāja |
inventor |
| detektīvs, (tīve?) |
detective |
kalējs, (kalēja?) |
smith |
| diktātors, -tore |
dictator |
kareivis, karavīrs |
soldier |
| diktors, diktore |
announcer |
klaidonis, -done |
tramp |
| direktors, -trise |
director |
komandieris, -re |
commander |
| diriğents, -ğente |
conductor |
komponists, -niste |
composer |
| docents, docente |
assistant prof. |
korespondents, -te |
correspondent |
| doktors, doktore |
doctor |
krāsotājs, -tāja |
painter, dyer |
| drēbnieks |
tailor |
kritiķis, kritiķe |
critic |
| dzejnieks, -niece |
poet, poetess |
krodz (i) nieks, -ce |
bartender |
| kurpnieks, (-ce?) |
shoemaker |
trenieris, -niere |
trainer |
| ķīmiķis, ķīmiķe |
chemist |
tulks, tulce |
interpreter |
| labotājs, -tāja |
repairer |
tūrists, tūriste |
tourist |
| lektors, lektore |
lecturer |
ugunsdzēsejs |
fireman |
| lidotājs, -tāja |
flier |
uzņēmējs, (-ēja?) |
contractor |
| lingvists, -ste |
linguist |
vadītājs, -tāja |
manager; leader |
| māceklis, -kle |
apprentice |
vadonis, vadone |
leader, chief |
| mācītājs, -tāja |
pastor |
varonis, varone |
hero, heroine |
| maiznieks, -ce |
baker |
valstvīrs |
statesman |
| mākslinieks, -ce |
artist |
veikalnieks, -ce |
businessman, -woman |
| mašīnists, -iste |
engine |
veikalvedis, -de |
shop manager |
| matēmatiķis, -ķe |
mathematician |
vēsturnieks, -ce |
historian |
| mechaniķis, -ķe |
mechanic |
veterinārs, -āre |
veterinary |
| medicīnas māsa |
trained nurse |
viesmīlis |
waiter |
| misionārs, -nāre |
missionary |
virēja |
fem. cook |
| mūzikants, -ante |
music amateur |
zemkopis, zemkope |
landtiller |
| mūziķis, mūziķe |
art musician |
zemturis, -ture |
landowner |
| palīgs, palīdze |
helper, aide |
zinātnieks, -ce |
scientist |
| pārdevējs, -ēja |
sales clerk |
zobārsts, -ārste |
dentist |
| pārstāvis, -āve |
representative |
zvejnieks –nice |
fisherman, -woman |
| pārvaldnieks, -ce |
manager |
žurnālists, -ste |
journalist |
| pavārs |
cook (male) |
pensionārs, -re |
pensioner |
| pilsētas galva |
capital city |
pilsonis, -sone |
citizen |
| policists, -ste |
police officer |
polītiķis, -iķe |
politician |
| prezidents, -te |
president |
priekšnieks, -ce |
superior, chief |
| priesteris |
priest |
valdnieks, -niece |
ruler |
| professors, -ore |
professor |
ķeizars, -riene |
emperor, empress |
| prokurors, -ore |
public prosecutor |
karalis, -liene |
king, queen |
| psīchologs, -ğe |
psychologist |
princis, princese |
prince, princess |
| rakstnieks, -ce |
writer |
hercogs, -giene |
duke, duchess |
| redaktors, -trise |
editor |
lielhercogs, -ne |
grand duke, -chess |
| rektors, rektore |
rector |
grāfs, grāfiene |
count, countess |
| revolūcionārs, -e |
revolutionary |
marķīzs, marķīze |
marquis, marchioness |
| režisors, -sore |
play producer |
barons, baronese |
baron, baroness |
| rūpnieks, (-ce?) |
industralist |
kungs, kundze |
lord, lady |
| sargs |
guard |
dižciltīgais, -gā |
nobleman, -woman |
| saimnieks, -ce |
landlord |
virsaitis tribal |
chief |
| sekretārs, -āre |
secretary |
ķēniņš, ķēniņiene |
king, queen (in fairy tales) |
| senātors, -tore |
senator |
skolotājs, -āja |
teacher |
| sociologs, -ğe |
sociologist |
spiegs, spiedze |
spy |
| sportists, -ste |
athlete |
kareivis |
soldier |
| strādnieks, -ce |
laborere, worker |
dižkareivis |
private 1st class |
| students, -ente |
student |
kaprālis |
corporal |
| sūtnis, sūtne |
ambassador, envoy |
seržants |
sergeant |
| šoferis, -fere |
chauffeur, driver |
leitnants |
lieutenant |
| šuvēja |
seamstress |
kapteinis |
captain |
| tiesnesis, -se |
judge |
majors |
major |
| tirgotājs, -āja |
merchant, trader |
pulkvedis |
colonel |
| ğenerālis |
general |
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| *Now in Latvia oficiants, oficiante for ‘waiter, waitress’ are being used. |
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