lietuvis
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Lietuva (“Lithuania”), made into a masculine second-declension noun.
Noun[edit]
lietuvis m (2nd declension, feminine form: lietuve)
- a (male) Lithuanian
- (genitive plural): Lithuanian, pertaining to Lithuania and its people
- lietuvju valoda ― the Lithuanian language
- pirmais latvju un lietuvju kongress ― the first Latvian-Lithuanian congress
Usage notes[edit]
The basic, neutral term is lietuvietis. The words leitis and lietuvis are synonyms, but are much less often used, usually poetically, or in historical contexts (referring to ancient Lithuanians).
Declension[edit]
Declension of lietuvis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lietuvis | lietuvji |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lietuvi | lietuvjus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lietuvja | lietuvju |
| dative (datīvs) | lietuvim | lietuvjiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lietuvi | lietuvjiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lietuvī | lietuvjos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lietuvi | lietuvji |
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Lithuanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lietùvis m (plural lietùviai, feminine lietuvė) stress pattern 2
- Lithuanian; a man from Lithuania
Usage notes[edit]
The genitive plural, lietuvių, literally of Lithuanians, is used often when Lithuanian would be used as an adjective in English; for example, lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language, literally language of Lithuanians). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lietùvis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | lietùvis | lietùviai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | lietùvio | lietùvių |
| dative (naudininkas) | lietùviui | lietùviams |
| accusative (galininkas) | lietùvį | lietuviùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | lietuviù | lietùviais |
| locative (vietininkas) | lietùvyje | lietùviuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | lietùvi | lietùviai |