irānietis
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Irāna (“Iran”) + -ietis.
Noun
[edit]irānietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: irāniete)
- an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent
- irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievas ― an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife
- irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē ― the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend
- (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people
- irāniešu meitenes ― Iranian girls
- irāniešu vidusmēra ģimene ― an average Iranian family
- Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinis ― in Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows
Usage notes
[edit]The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran.
Declension
[edit]Declension of irānietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | irānietis | irānieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | irānieti | irāniešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | irānieša | irāniešu |
| dative (datīvs) | irānietim | irāniešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | irānieti | irāniešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | irānietī | irāniešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | irānieti | irānieši |