albānis

See also: albanis, and Albanis

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [albāːnis]

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Noun

albānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: albāniete)

1. an Albanian, an Albanian man, a man born in Albania

   albāņi kā jau dienvidnieki ir ļoti temperamentīgi ― the Albanians, like (all) southerners, are very temperamental

2. (genitive plural) Albanian; pertaining to Albania and its people

   albāņu valoda ― the Albanian language

   albāņu rakstnieku darbi ― works of Albanian writers

Declension

Declension of albānis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	albānis	albāņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	albāni	albāņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	albāņa	albāņu
dative (datīvs)	albānim	albāņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	albāni	albāņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	albānī	albāņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	albāni	albāņi

Related terms

• Albānija
• albānisks
• albāņu valoda