lietuvis

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”), made into a masculine second-declension noun.

Noun

lietuvis m (2nd declension, feminine form: lietuve)

1. a (male) Lithuanian
2. (genitive plural): Lithuanian, pertaining to Lithuania and its people

   lietuvju valoda ― the Lithuanian language

   pirmais latvju un lietuvju kongress ― the first Latvian-Lithuanian congress

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of lietuvis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lietuvis	lietuvji
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lietuvi	lietuvjus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lietuvja	lietuvju
dative (datīvs)	lietuvim	lietuvjiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lietuvi	lietuvjiem
locative (lokatīvs)	lietuvī	lietuvjos
vocative (vokatīvs)	lietuvi	lietuvji

Synonyms

• lietuvietis
• leitis

Related terms

• Lietuva
• lietuviešu valoda, lietuvju valoda, leišu valoda
• lietuvisks

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲjɛˈtʊʋʲɪs]

Noun

lietùvis m (plural lietùviai, feminine lietuvė) stress pattern 2

1. Lithuanian; a man from Lithuania

Usage notes

The genitive plural, lietuvių, literally of Lithuanians, is used often when Lithuanian would be used as an adjective in English; for example, lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language, literally language of Lithuanians). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality.

Declension

Declension of lietùvis

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	lietùvis	lietùviai
genitive (kilmininkas)	lietùvio	lietùvių
dative (naudininkas)	lietùviui	lietùviams
accusative (galininkas)	lietùvį	lietuviùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	lietuviù	lietùviais
locative (vietininkas)	lietùvyje	lietùviuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	lietùvi	lietùviai

Derived terms

• lietuviškas
  • lietuviškai

Related terms

• Lietuva