Masculine nouns

Masculine nouns in Latvian end in the Nominative (Nominatīvs, N.) case in -s, -š, -is, or -us. Depending on the ending, nouns belong to one of the three declensions (I-III).

For all three declensions, the ending of the plural form is -i.

Ending -a

Some masculine nouns end in -a, but they still denote male persons. These nouns also include male names.

Declensions

The ending of the Nominative form denotes the declension of the noun and the correspondent set of rules for other cases.