Grupas

Grupas is the Latvian plural form of the noun grupa, meaning “group.” It is used in Latvian to refer to more than one group, including social collectives, work teams, or musical ensembles. In mathematical and scientific contexts the singular grupa is used for “group,” while grupas is used when speaking about several groups.

Etymology and related forms: The word grupa and its plural grupas descend from a common European root found in several languages for a collection or cluster. Cognates include German Gruppe, English group, and French groupe. The Latvian plural form grupas reflects standard Latvian noun pluralization patterns.

Usage: In everyday language, grupas appears in phrases such as vairākas grupas (several groups), darba grupas (working groups), or sociālas grupas (social groups). In music journalism or casual speech, grupas is also used to describe bands or musical ensembles, e.g., mūzikas grupas (music groups or bands).

Broader context: The concept expressed by grupas overlaps with terminology in education, sociology, and organizational contexts, where groups are used to describe collections of people with a shared purpose or activity. While grouped entities share a common idea, the specific meaning of grupas depends on the surrounding linguistic and disciplinary context.

See also: Grupa; Group; Music group.