Latvian

Noun

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

Declension

Related terms

• tauta
• tautība
• tautisks, tautiskums