lietuviete

See also: lietuvietē

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) +‎ -iete, or lietuvietis (“Lithuanian”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Noun

lietuviete f (5th declension, masculine form: lietuvietis)

a (female) 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 lietuviete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lietuviete	lietuvietes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lietuvieti	lietuvietes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lietuvietes	lietuviešu
dative (datīvs)	lietuvietei	lietuvietēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lietuvieti	lietuvietēm
locative (lokatīvs)	lietuvietē	lietuvietēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	lietuviete	lietuvietes

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