irānis

See also: Iranis

Latvian

Etymology

From Irāna (“Iran”), made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is).

Noun

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

  1. an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
    142 gadus vecs irānis jūtas jauns ― a 142-year-old Iranian (man) feels young
    irāņi kritizē valdību par lēno reakciju pēc zemestrīces ― Iranians criticize the government for (their) slow response after the earthquake
  2. (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages
    irāņu valodas ― Iranian languages
    irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs Džobrani ― Iranian-American comedian Mazs Džobrani

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 irānis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative irānis irāņi
genitive irāņa irāņu
dative irānim irāņiem
accusative irāni irāņus
instrumental irāni irāņiem
locative irānī irāņos
vocative irāni irāņi

Synonyms

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