Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Ēģipte (Egypt) +‎ -ietis.

Noun edit

ēģiptietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ēģiptiete)

  1. (male) Egyptian, a man from Egypt
    ēģiptieši arī Latvijā seko līdzi notikumiem dzimtenēEgyptians also in Latvia follow the events in their homeland
    tūkstošiem ēģiptiešu Kairā pieprasa Mubarakam nāves spriedumuthousands of Egyptians in Cairo asked for the death penalty for Mubarak
  2. (genitive plural) Egyptian; pertaining to Egypt and its people
    ēģiptiešu akīvistsEgyptian activist
    ēģiptiešu ekonomikaEgyptian economy
  3. (historical) Egyptian, a member of the ancient civilization of Egypt
  4. (genitive plural) Egyptian; pertaining to Ancient Egypt and its people
    ēģiptiešu hieroglifiEgyptian hieroglyphics
    ēģiptiešu valoda(Ancient) Egyptian language
    ēģiptiešu mitoloģijaEgyptian mythology

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