moldāvietis

Latvian

Etymology

From moldāvs (“Moldovan, Moldavian”) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moldāvietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: moldāviete)

  1. a (male) Moldovan or Moldavian, a man from Moldova
    kopējā darbā nebija nozīmes, vai tu esi latvietis vai moldāvietis, krievs vai itālietis, lietuvietis vai ukrainis ― in the whole work (= for the work as a whole) it didn't matter whether you are Latvian or Moldavian, Russian or Italian, Lithuanian or Ukrainian
  2. (genitive plural) Moldovan, Moldavian; pertaining to Moldova and its people
    moldāviešu valoda ― the Moldovan language
    moldāviešu dejas ― Moldovan dances
    moldāviešu stāsti ― Moldovan stories

Usage notes

The terms moldāvs and moldāvietis are synonymous; of the two, moldāvs is the most frequently used.

Declension

Declension of moldāvietis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative moldāvietis moldāvieši
genitive moldāvieša moldāviešu
dative moldāvietim moldāviešiem
accusative moldāvieti moldāviešus
instrumental moldāvieti moldāviešiem
locative moldāvietī moldāviešos
vocative moldāvieti moldāvieši

Synonyms

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