irānis
See also: Iranis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Irāna (“Iran”), made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is).
Noun edit
irānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)
- an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
- 142 gadus vecs irānis jūtas jauns ― a 142-year-old Iranian (man) feels young
- irāņi kritizē valdību par lēno reakciju pēc zemestrīces ― Iranians criticize the government for (their) slow response after the earthquake
- (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages
- irāņu valodas ― Iranian languages
- irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs Džobrani ― Iranian-American comedian Mazs Džobrani
Usage notes edit
The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.
Declension edit
Declension of irānis (2nd declension)