taizemiete
See also: taizemietē
Latvian
Etymology
From Taizeme (“Thailand”) + -iete (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) + zeme (“land”)), or from taizemietis (“Thai”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
taizemiete f (5th declension, masculine form: taizemietis)
- (female) Thai; a woman from Thailand
- īstas taizemietes, sertificētas speciālistes Austrumu medicīnā ― true Thai women, certified specialists in Eastern medicine
- taizemiete pabeidz mācību gadu Latvijas skolā ― a Thai girl completed the school year in a school in Latviaia
- taizemiete vēlas iepazīt Latviju ― a Thai woman wants to know Latvia
Usage notes
Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | taizemiete | taizemietes |
| genitive | taizemietes | taizemiešu |
| dative | taizemietei | taizemietēm |
| accusative | taizemieti | taizemietes |
| instrumental | taizemieti | taizemietēm |
| locative | taizemietē | taizemietēs |
| vocative | taizemiete | taizemietes |