taizemiete

See also: taizemietē

Latvian

Etymology

From Taizeme (“Thailand”) +‎ -iete (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) +‎ zeme (“land”)), or from taizemietis (“Thai”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Noun

taizemiete f (5th declension, masculine form: taizemietis)

1. (female) Thai; a woman from Thailand

   īstas taizemietes, sertificētas speciālistes Austrumu medicīnā ― true Thai women, certified specialists in Eastern medicine

   taizemiete pabeidz mācību gadu Latvijas skolā ― a Thai girl completed the school year in a school in Latviaia

   taizemiete vēlas iepazīt Latviju ― a Thai woman wants to know Latvia

Usage notes

Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.

Declension

Declension of taizemiete (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	taizemiete	taizemietes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	taizemieti	taizemietes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	taizemietes	taizemiešu
dative (datīvs)	taizemietei	taizemietēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	taizemieti	taizemietēm
locative (lokatīvs)	taizemietē	taizemietēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	taizemiete	taizemietes

Synonyms

• tajiete

Related terms

• Taizeme
• tajisks, taizemisks
• taju valoda, tajiešu valoda, taizemiešu valoda