nauriečių

Lithuanian

Noun

nauriečių m pl or f pl

1. genitive plural of naurietis (“Nauruan person; Nauruan man”)
2. genitive plural of naurietė (“Nauruan woman”)

Usage notes

This word, literally, “of Nauruans”, is used often where in English one would use Nauruan as an adjective; for example, nauriečių kalba (“Nauruan language”, literally “language of Nauruans”). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality. Compare lietuvių.