Meaning of dēls | Babel Free

Definitions

1. son (a male child, in relation to his parents)
   declension-1
2. son (a form of address used by an older person talking to a younger man)
   colloquial, declension-1
3. son (a member of a people, group, etc.)
   declension-1, poetic

Examples

“dēls ar māti”

a son with (his) mother

“jaunākais, vecākais dēls”

youngest, oldest son

“pašu dēls”

(one's) own son

“īstais dēls”

real son

“vienīgais dēls”

the only son

“brāļa, māsas dēls”

nephew (lit. brother's, sister's son)

“dēls ļoti rūpējās par saviem vecākiem”

the son takes great care of his parents

““Grobiņa tēv, vai tu domā, ka tava nauda nestāv droši?” Jānis jautāja; “... nu, dēls, par drošību, drošības dēļ nav ko runāt...””

“Father (of the) Grobiņš (= Mr Grobiņš), do you think that your money is not safe?” Jānis asked; “... well, son, there is nothing to say about, about security...”

“Latvijas zemes dēls”

a son of the land of Latvia (= a Latvian)

“dažādu tautu dēli un meitas”

the sons and daughters of various nations

CEFR level