irānietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Irāna (“Iran”) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

irānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)

  1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
    irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievas ― an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife
    irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē ― the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend
  2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people
    irāniešu meitenes ― Iranian girls
    irāniešu vidusmēra ģimene ― an average Iranian family
    Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinis ― in Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows

Usage notes

The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.

Declension

Declension of irānietis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative irānietis irānieši
genitive irānieša irāniešu
dative irānietim irāniešiem
accusative irānieti irāniešus
instrumental irānieti irāniešiem
locative irānietī irāniešos
vocative irānieti irānieši

Synonyms

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