lietuvis
Latvian
Etymology
From Lietuva (“Lithuania”), made into a masculine second-declension noun.
Noun
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
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
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 |
Synonyms
Related terms
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
lietùvis m (plural lietùviai, feminine lietuvė) stress pattern 2
- Lithuanian; a man from Lithuania
Usage notes
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
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 |