iestāde

From iestād(īt) (“to place, to plant”) +‎ -e (with iestādīt from ie- (“into”) +‎ stād(īt) (“to place, to plant”)). A late 19th-century neologism, which at first co-existed with others, like iestādīšana and iestādījums. The word stabilized with its present meaning by the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the work of authors like J. Dravnieks, who used it to translate words like German Anstalt, Behörde, and Russian учрежде́ние (učreždénije).^[1]

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iestāde f (5th declension)

1. institution, office, authority (specially organized group of people with a specific administrative, social, or cultural function; the room or building where they work)

   valsts iestāde ― public authority, government institution

   izglītības iestāde ― education institution

   likumdevēja iestāde ― legislative authority

   prokuratūras iestāde ― prosecutor's office

   tiesu iestāde ― judicial authority

   tirdzniecības iestāde ― trade, commerce authority

   izmeklēšanas iestādes ― investigating authority, offices

   strādāt iestāde ― to work in an institution