dieviete

See also: dievietē

Latvian

Venera, romiešu dieviete

From dievs (“god”) +‎ -iete (“fem.”).

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dieviete f (5th declension, masculine form: dievs)

(mythology) goddess (a female deity)
Venera ir romiešu dieviete ― Venus is a Roman goddess
grieķu leģenda stāsta, ka auglības un zemes dievietei Dēmetrai bijusi jauna, skaista meita Persefone ― a Greek legend tells that the goddess of earth and fertility, Demeter, had a young, beautiful daughter, Persephone
kardināla pils frontons parādījās, koķeti izslējies ar savām pagānisko dievu un dieviešu statujām ― the pediment of the Cardinal's palace showed itself, towering playfully with its statues of pagan gods and goddessess

The term dieviete is much more frequently used than its synonym dieve.

Declension of dieviete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dieviete	dievietes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dievieti	dievietes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dievietes	dieviešu
dative (datīvs)	dievietei	dievietēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dievieti	dievietēm
locative (lokatīvs)	dievietē	dievietēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	dieviete	dievietes