albānis
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [albāːnis]
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Noun
albānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: albāniete)
- an Albanian, an Albanian man, a man born in Albania
- albāņi kā jau dienvidnieki ir ļoti temperamentīgi ― the Albanians, like (all) southerners, are very temperamental
- (genitive plural) Albanian; pertaining to Albania and its people
- albāņu valoda ― the Albanian language
- albāņu rakstnieku darbi ― works of Albanian writers
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | albānis | albāņi |
| genitive | albāņa | albāņu |
| dative | albānim | albāņiem |
| accusative | albāni | albāņus |
| instrumental | albāni | albāņiem |
| locative | albānī | albāņos |
| vocative | albāni | albāņi |