spānis
Appearance
See also: spanis
Latvian
[edit]Noun
[edit]spānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: spāniete)
- (male) Spaniard (i.e., a man born in Spain)
- spāņi protestē pret taupības pasākumiem ― the Spaniards protest against austerity measures
- spānis, kurš dažos mēnešos iemācijās latviešu valodu ― a Spaniard who learned Latvian in a few months
- (genitive plural) Spanish; pertaining to Spain and its people
- spāņu valoda ― the Spanish language
- spāņu dejas ― Spanish dances
- spāņu stils ― Spanish style
Usage notes
[edit]The terms spānietis and spānis (usually pluralized, spānieši and spāņi) are apparently equally frequent, though spāņu valoda is usually preferred instead of spāniešu valoda.
Declension
[edit]Declension of spānis (2nd declension)