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	plural
nominative	albānis	albāņi
genitive	albāņa	albāņu
dative	albānim	albāņiem
accusative	albāni	albāņus
instrumental	albāni	albāņiem
locative	albānī	albāņos
vocative	albāni	albāņi

Related terms

• Albānija
• albānisks
• albāņu valoda