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lietuvis
lietuvis
Latvian
Noun
lietuvis m (2nd declension, feminine form: lietuve)
- a (male) Lithuanian
- (genitive plural): Lithuanian, pertaining to Lithuania and its people
- lietuvju valoda ― the Lithuanian language
- pirmais latvju un lietuvju kongress ― the first Latvian-Lithuanian congress
Declension
Declension of lietuvis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lietuvis | lietuvji |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lietuvi | lietuvjus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lietuvja | lietuvju |
| dative (datīvs) | lietuvim | lietuvjiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lietuvi | lietuvjiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lietuvī | lietuvjos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lietuvi | lietuvji |
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).
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Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲjɛˈtʊʋʲɪs]
Noun
lietùvis m (plural lietùviai, feminine lietuvė) stress pattern 2
- Lithuanian; a man from Lithuania
Declension
declension of lietuvis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | lietùvis | lietùviai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | lietùvio | lietùvių |
| dative (naudininkas) | lietùviui | lietùviams |
| accusative (galininkas) | lietùvį | lietuviùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | lietuviù | lietùviais |
| locative (vietininkas) | lietùvyje | lietùviuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | lietùvi | lietùviai |
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Usage notes
The genitive plural, lietuvių, literally of Lithuanians, is used often when Lithuanian would be used as an adjective in English; for example, lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language, literally language of Lithuanians). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality.