lietuvietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

lietuvietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: lietuviete)

  1. a (male) Lithuanian
  2. (genitive plural): Lithuanian, pertaining to Lithuania and its people
    lietuviešu valoda ― the Lithuanian language
    lietuviešu kultūra ― the Lithuanian culture

Usage notes

The basic, neutral term is lietuvietis. The words leitis and lietuvis are synonyms, but are much less often used, usually poetically, or in historical contexts (referring to ancient Lithuanians).

Declension

Declension of lietuvietis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative lietuvietis lietuvieši
genitive lietuvieša lietuviešu
dative lietuvietim lietuviešiem
accusative lietuvieti lietuviešus
instrumental lietuvieti lietuviešiem
locative lietuvietī lietuviešos
vocative lietuvieti lietuvieši

Synonyms

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