lietuve

See also: lietuvē and lietuvė

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) +‎ -e, or from lietuvis (“Lithuanian”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Noun

lietuve f (5th declension, masculine form: lietuvis)

1. 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 lietuve (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lietuve	lietuves
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lietuvi	lietuves
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lietuves	lietuvju
dative (datīvs)	lietuvei	lietuvēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lietuvi	lietuvēm
locative (lokatīvs)	lietuvē	lietuvēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	lietuve	lietuves

Synonyms

• leitiete
• lietuviete

Related terms

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

Lithuanian

Noun

lietuvè

1. instrumental singular of lietùvė (“Lithuanian”)

Noun

lietùve

1. vocative singular of lietùvė (“Lithuanian”)