tautietis

From tauta (“people, nation”) +‎ -ietis.

tautietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tautiete)

1. (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)

   satikt citā valstī savus tautiešus ― to meet one's countrymen in another country

   poļi Varšavā mani nešaubīdamies atzina par savu tautieti! ― the Poles in Warsaw acknowledged me as their countryman without hesitation

   Mārtiņš: Liels priks mums iepazīties ar tik ievērojamu un sekmīgu tautieti! Mēs jau zinām, ka jūs neatsakāties izpalīdzēt tautiešiem, un griežamies pie jums pilnā uzticībā ― Mārtiņš: It's a great pleasure to meet such a notable and successful compatriot! We know that you don't refuse to help compatriots, and we turn to you in full confidence

2. (in folk texts) a young man from another region or from another family or group of families

• tauta
• tautība
• tautisks, tautiskums

tauta +‎ -ietis

tautiẽtis m (plural tautiẽčiai, feminine tautiẽtė) stress pattern 2

1. (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)

   Synonyms: vientautis, tėvynainis

• “tautietis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “tautietis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025