itālietis

From itālis (“Italian”) +‎ -ietis.

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itālietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: itāliete)

1. a (male) Italian, a man from Italy or of Italian descent
2. (genitive plural) Italian; pertaining to Italy and its people

   italiešu valoda ― the Italian language

There is a synonym noun itālis, but itālietis is preferred in almost all senses; itālis is most often used in the plural itāļi to refer to the Italic peoples of ancient (pre-Roman) Italy. The only exception is the name of the Italian language, for which itāļu valoda is as frequent as itāliešu valoda.

• itālis

• Itālija
• itālisks
• itāļu valoda, itāliešu valoda.