gruzīns
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Russian грузи́нъ (gruzín), (given the non-Latvian suffix -īn), itself probably from the Persian designation of Georgians as Gurjhān and the country as Gurjistan (compare Russian Гру́зия (Grúzija)), which stemmed from the Ancient Iranian and Middle Persian vrkān/waručān, possibly a variant form of varkân “land of the wolves.” The Western forms, like English Georgia, result from folk etymology associating the Persian forms with Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”), and have been sometimes connected to the name of Saint George.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]gruzīns m (1st declension, feminine form: gruzīniete)
- a Georgian man, a man born in the country of Georgia or of Georgian descent
- gruzīni dedzīgi lasa savas vārsmas ― the Georgians eagerly read their verses
- zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīns ― in the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are engaged in an argument at the monkey cage
- (genitive plural) Georgian; pertaining to Georgia and its people
- gruzīnu valoda ― the Georgian language
- gruzīnu alfabēts ― the Georgian alphabet
- gruzīnu literatūra ― Georgian literature
- gruzīnu nacionālā kultūra ― Georgian national culture
Declension
[edit]Declension of gruzīns (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | gruzīns | gruzīni |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | gruzīna | gruzīnu |
| dative (datīvs) | gruzīnam | gruzīniem |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | gruzīnu | gruzīnus |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | gruzīnu | gruzīniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | gruzīnā | gruzīnos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | gruzīn | gruzīni |