taizemietis
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Taizeme (“Thailand”) + -ietis (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) + zeme (“land”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittaizemietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: taizemiete)
- (male) Thai; a man, a person from Thailand
- viņš ir īstais taizemietis ― he is a true, genuine Thai
- Liepājā strādā seši taizemieši ― In Liepaja six Thai people are working
- (genitive plural) pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
- taizemiešu valoda ― the Thai languages
- taizemiešu virtuve, ēdiens ― Thai cuisine, food
- taizemiešu tradīcijas ― Thai traditions
- taizemiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)
Usage notes
editUsually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.
Declension
editDeclension of taizemietis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | taizemietis | taizemieši |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | taizemieti | taizemiešus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | taizemieša | taizemiešu |
dative (datīvs) | taizemietim | taizemiešiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | taizemieti | taizemiešiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | taizemietī | taizemiešos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | taizemieti | taizemieši |