diff --git a/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/__init__.py b/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/__init__.py
index 2107dfd..2e72cb3 100644
--- a/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/__init__.py
+++ b/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from .en import apply_en
 from .et import apply_et
 from .fi import apply_fi
+from .lv import apply_lv
 from .nl import apply_nl
 from .pl import apply_pl
 from .ru import apply_ru
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     "en": apply_en,
     "et": apply_et,
     "fi": apply_fi,
+    "lv": apply_lv,
     "nl": apply_nl,
     "pl": apply_pl,
     "ru": apply_ru,
diff --git a/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/lv.py b/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/lv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..883b652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simplemma/strategies/defaultrules/lv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import re
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .generic import apply_rules
+
+# https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Latvian_suffixes
+
+DEFAULT_RULES = {
+    # feminine nouns
+    re.compile(r"(?:āju|ājas|ājai|ājam|ājās)$"): "āja",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ēju|ējas|ējai|ējam|ējās)$"): "ēja",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ieci|ieces|iecei|iecē|ieču|iecēm|iecēs)$"): "iece",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ieti|ietes|ietei|ietē|ietes|iešu|ietēm|ietēs)$"): "iete",
+    re.compile(r"(?:iju|ijas|ijai|ijam)$"): "ija",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ību|ības|ībai|ībām|ībās)$"): "ība",
+    re.compile(r"(?:īgu|īga|īgam|īgi|īgus|īgiem|īgos|īgas|īgai|īgā|īgām|īgās)$"): "īgs",
+    re.compile(r"(?:īva|īvu|īvam|īvas|īvai|īvus|īviem|īvos|īvā|īvām|īvās)$"): "īvs",
+    re.compile(r"(?:šanu|šanas|šanai|šanā|šanām|šanās)$"): "šana",
+    re.compile(r"(?:umu|uma|umam|umā|umām|umās)$"): "ums",  # |um
+    # masculine nouns
+    re.compile(r"(?:āju|āja|ājam|āj|āji|ājus|ājiem|ājos)$"): "ājs",
+    re.compile(r"(?:iņu|iņa|iņam|iņ|iņi|iņus|iņiem|iņos)$"): "iņš",
+    re.compile(
+        r"(?:isku|iska|iskam|iskā|iski|iskus|iskiem|isko|iskos|iskai|iskas|iskām|iskās)$"
+    ): "isks",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ismu|isma|ismam|ismā|iski|ism)$"): "isms",
+    re.compile(r"(?:īti|īša|ītim|ītī|īt|īši|īšus|īšu|īšiem|īšos)$"): "ītis",
+    re.compile(r"(?:kli|kļa|klim|klī|kļi|kļus|kļiem|kļos)$"): "klis",
+    re.compile(r"(?:nieku|nieka|niekam|niekā|nieki|niekus|niekiem|niekos)$"): "nieks",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ni|ņa|nim|nī|ņi|ņus|ņu|ņiem|ņos)$"): "nis",
+    # fallback
+    re.compile(r"(?:as|ai|ā|ām|ās)$"): "a",
+    re.compile(r"(?:ei|es|ē|ēm|ēs)$"): "e",
+    re.compile(r"(?:is|im|ī|iem|īs)$"): "is",
+    # re.compile(r"(?:os|us)$"): "s",
+    # re.compile(r"(?:ēto|ēts)$"): "ēt",
+}
+
+
+def apply_lv(token: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    "Apply pre-defined rules for Latvian."
+    if len(token) < 5:
+        return None
+
+    return apply_rules(token, DEFAULT_RULES)
diff --git a/simplemma/strategies/dictionaries/data/lv.plzma b/simplemma/strategies/dictionaries/data/lv.plzma
index 7298d8c..f9702c4 100644
Binary files a/simplemma/strategies/dictionaries/data/lv.plzma and b/simplemma/strategies/dictionaries/data/lv.plzma differ
diff --git a/simplemma/strategies/greedy_dictionary_lookup.py b/simplemma/strategies/greedy_dictionary_lookup.py
index 2d52244..fea33da 100644
--- a/simplemma/strategies/greedy_dictionary_lookup.py
+++ b/simplemma/strategies/greedy_dictionary_lookup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from .dictionaries.dictionary_factory import DefaultDictionaryFactory, DictionaryFactory
 from .lemmatization_strategy import LemmatizationStrategy
 
-SHORTER_GREEDY = {"bg", "et", "fi"}
+SHORTER_GREEDY = {"bg", "et", "fi", "lv"}
 
 
 class GreedyDictionaryLookupStrategy(LemmatizationStrategy):
diff --git a/tests/strategies/defaultrules/test_rules.py b/tests/strategies/defaultrules/test_rules.py
index bc6c61f..0e4b607 100644
--- a/tests/strategies/defaultrules/test_rules.py
+++ b/tests/strategies/defaultrules/test_rules.py
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ def test_DEFAULT_RULES() -> None:
 
     assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("безгра́мотностью", "ru") == "безгра́мотность"
 
-    assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("keelkondade", "et") == "keelkond"
+    assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("Rīga", "lv") is None
+    assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("šķirkļiem", "lv") == "šķirklis"
+    assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("mācībām", "lv") == "mācība"
+
+    assert rules_strategy.get_lemma("keelkondade", "et") == "keelkond"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_dictionary_pickler.py b/tests/test_dictionary_pickler.py
index 2fc806f..333484c 100644
--- a/tests/test_dictionary_pickler.py
+++ b/tests/test_dictionary_pickler.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def test_logic() -> None:
     # log warning
     mydict = dictionary_pickler._read_dict(testfile, "zz", silent=False)
     assert len(mydict) == 3
+
     # different length
     mydict = dictionary_pickler._read_dict(testfile, "en", silent=True)
     assert len(mydict) == 5
diff --git a/training/dictionary_pickler.py b/training/dictionary_pickler.py
index 15345d1..a1eed9f 100644
--- a/training/dictionary_pickler.py
+++ b/training/dictionary_pickler.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-INPUT_PUNCT = re.compile(r"[,:*/\+_]|^-|-\t")
+INPUT_PUNCT = re.compile(r"[,:*/\+_]|.+-$|.+-\t|^-.+")
 SAFE_LIMIT = {
     "cs",
     "da",
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "ga",
     "hu",
     "it",
+    "lv",
     "pl",
     "pt",
     "ru",
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def _read_dict(
                 and columns[1] != columns[0]
             ):
                 rule = DEFAULT_RULES[langcode](columns[1])
-                if rule is not None and rule != columns[1]:
+                if rule and rule != columns[0]:
                     print(columns[1], columns[0], rule)
             # process
             if columns[1] in mydict and mydict[columns[1]] != columns[0]: