moldāvs
Latvian
Etymology
A variant of the same form as the country name Moldova (q.v.).
Pronunciation
| Audio: | (file) |
Noun
moldāvs m (1st declension, feminine form: moldāviete)
- a (male) Moldovan or Moldavian, a man from Moldova
- Daugavpils “Daugavu” trenēs moldāvs Tabanovs ― the Moldavian Tabanov will coach the Daugavpils (team) “Daugava”
- moldāvi etniski nav atšķirīgi no rumāņiem ― the Moldavians are not ethnically distinct from the Romanians
- (genitive plural) Moldovan, Moldavian; pertaining to Moldova and its people
- moldāvu valoda ― the Moldovan language
- moldāvu tautas dziesmas ― Moldovan folk songs
Usage notes
The terms moldāvs and moldāvietis are synonymous; of the two, moldāvs is the most frequently used.
Declension
Declension of moldāvs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | moldāvs | moldāvi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | moldāvu | moldāvus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | moldāva | moldāvu |
| dative (datīvs) | moldāvam | moldāviem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | moldāvu | moldāviem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | moldāvā | moldāvos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | moldāv | moldāvi |