armēnis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος (Arménios), from Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (late 6th century BC) (q.v.).

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Noun

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armēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: armēniete)

  1. an Armenian man, a man born in Armenia or of Armenian descent
    toreiz es vēl biju jauns un karsts kā visi armēņiback then I was young and hot (= emotional) like all Armenians
    zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīnsin the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are discussing at the monkey cage
  2. (genitive plural) Armenian; pertaining to Armenia and its people
    armēņu valodathe Armenian language
    armēņu alfabētsthe Armenian alphabet
    armēņu literatūraArmenian literature
    armēņu nacionālā kultūraArmenian national culture

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