slovēnis

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Slovene Slovenec (“Slovene”), probably via other European languages.

Pronunciation

Noun

slovēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: slovēniete)

  1. a (male) Slovene, a man from Slovenia
    slovēnis nopeldējis distanci Donavas garumā ― a Slovene swam the (whole) length of the Danube (river)
  2. (genitive plural) Slovene, Slovenian; pertaining to Slovenia and its people
    slovēņu valoda ― the Slovene language
    slovēņu kultūra ― Slovene culture

Declension

Declension of slovēnis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative slovēnis slovēņi
genitive slovēņa slovēņu
dative slovēnim slovēņiem
accusative slovēni slovēņus
instrumental slovēni slovēņiem
locative slovēnī slovēņos
vocative slovēni slovēņi
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