jemenietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Jemena (“Yemen”) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jemenietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: jemeniete)

  1. a Yemeni man, a man from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
    jemenietis nolaupa septiņus itāļu tūristus ― a Yemeni (man) kidnapped seven Italian tourists
    jemenieši cenšas ieņemt ASV vēstniecību ― Yemeni (people) try to occupy the USA embassy
  2. (genitive plural): Yemeni, pertaining to Yemen and its people
    jemeniešu sievietes publiski sadedzina tradicionālos lakatus ― Yemeni women burn traditional headscarves in public

Declension

Declension of jemenietis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative jemenietis jemenieši
genitive jemenieša jemeniešu
dative jemenietim jemeniešiem
accusative jemenieti jemeniešus
instrumental jemenieti jemeniešiem
locative jemenietī jemeniešos
vocative jemenieti jemenieši
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