latvietis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From latvis (“Latvian”) + -ietis. This term had in principle replaced latvis as the autodenomication of the Latvians already in the 19th century, but the latter was reintroduced via poetry and continues to exist as a poetic term.[1]
Noun edit
latvietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: latviete)
- a (male) Latvian, a Lett
- (genitive plural): Latvian, pertaining to Latvia and its people
- latviešu valoda ― the Latvian language
Usage notes edit
The word latvis is a synonym of latvietis, but it is less frequently used, and more often than not refers to ancient Latvians, or Latvians as an ethnic group.
Declension edit
Declension of latvietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | latvietis | latvieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | latvieti | latviešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | latvieša | latviešu |
| dative (datīvs) | latvietim | latviešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | latvieti | latviešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | latvietī | latviešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | latvieti | latvieši |
Synonyms edit
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References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “latvietis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN