leitiete

See also: leitietē

Latvian

Etymology

From leitis (“Lithuanian”) +‎ -iete.

Noun

leitiete f (5th declension, masculine form: leitis)

a (female) Lithuanian
tur sēdēja maza, puskaila meitenīte, leitiete ― there sat a small, half-naked little girl, a Lithuanian

Usage notes

The basic, neutral term is lietuviete. The words leitiete and lietuve are synonyms, but are much less often used, usually poetically, or in historical contexts (referring to ancient Lithuanians).

Declension

Declension of leitiete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	leitiete	leitietes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	leitieti	leitietes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	leitietes	leitiešu
dative (datīvs)	leitietei	leitietēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	leitieti	leitietēm
locative (lokatīvs)	leitietē	leitietēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	leitiete	leitietes

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