baltkrievs
Latvian
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Etymology
editFrom balts (“white”) + krievs (“Russian”), following the model of other common denominations for this people; cf. English White Russian, German Weißrussisch, Russian белорусский (belorusskij) (< белый (belyj, “white”) + русский (russkij, “Russian”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaltkrievs m (1st declension, feminine form: baltkrieviete)
- a Belarusian, a Belarusian man, a man from Belarus
- sarunāties ar baltkrievu ― to talk with a Belarusian
- Latvijas baltkrievi ir otrā lielākā mazākumtautība pēc Latvijas krieviem ― Latvia's Belorusians are the second largest minority people (in Latvia), after Latvia's Russians
- (genitive plural) Belarusian, pertaining to Belarus and its people
- baltkrievu valoda ― the Belarusian language
- baltkrievu kultūra ― Belarusian culture
Declension
editDeclension of baltkrievs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | baltkrievs | baltkrievi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | baltkrievu | baltkrievus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | baltkrieva | baltkrievu |
| dative (datīvs) | baltkrievam | baltkrieviem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | baltkrievu | baltkrieviem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | baltkrievā | baltkrievos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | baltkriev | baltkrievi |