taizemietis

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Taizeme (“Thailand”) +‎ -ietis (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) +‎ zeme (“land”).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

taizemietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: taizemiete)

(male) Thai; a man, a person from Thailand
viņš ir īstais taizemietis ― he is a true, genuine Thai

Liepājā strādā seši taizemieši ― In Liepaja six Thai people are working
(genitive plural) pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
taizemiešu valoda ― the Thai languages

taizemiešu virtuve, ēdiens ― Thai cuisine, food

taizemiešu tradīcijas ― Thai traditions

taizemiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)

Usage notes edit

Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.

Declension edit

Declension of taizemietis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	taizemietis	taizemieši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	taizemieti	taizemiešus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	taizemieša	taizemiešu
dative (datīvs)	taizemietim	taizemiešiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	taizemieti	taizemiešiem
locative (lokatīvs)	taizemietī	taizemiešos
vocative (vokatīvs)	taizemieti	taizemieši