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vācietis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From vāci (Germans) +‎ -ietis. Cognates include Lithuanian vókietis.

Noun

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vācietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: vāciete)

  1. a (male) German, a man from Germany
    delegācijā iekļauti divi vāciešiin the delegation were included two Germans
    Baltijas vāciešiBaltic Germans
  2. (genitive plural; rare, usually vācu): German, pertaining to Germans or Germany and its people
    latviešu un vāciešu kopīgā pagātneLatvian and German shared past
    vāciešu nacionālā virtuveGerman national cuisine

Usage notes

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Vācieši is the preferred term for “Germans”; vāci is possible but much less frequent. In the genitive, when used adjectivally, however, vācu is the preferred form. In particular, only vācu valoda (German language) is possible.

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