igaunis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Probably derived from the old name of a region in Estonia, corresponding to Latin Ugaunia (where the initial u was probably pronounced as ü). It is also possible that the original word was the name of a tribe living to the East of the Germans, called in Latin Inguaeones. These two Latin terms may also be ultimately related.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]igaũnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: igauniete)
- an Estonian man, a man born in Estonia
- (genitive plural) Estonian; pertaining to Estonia and its people
- igauņu valoda ― the Estonian language
- igauņu literatūra ― Estonian literature
- igauņu dzejnieki ― Estonian poets
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | igaunis | igauņi |
| genitive | igauņa | igauņu |
| dative | igaunim | igauņiem |
| accusative | igauni | igauņus |
| instrumental | igauni | igauņiem |
| locative | igaunī | igauņos |
| vocative | igauni | igauņi |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “igauņi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN