moldāvietis

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From moldāvs (Moldovan, Moldavian) +‎ -ietis.

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Noun[edit]

moldāvietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: moldāviete)

  1. a (male) Moldovan or Moldavian, a man from Moldova
    kopējā darbā nebija nozīmes, vai tu esi latvietis vai moldāvietis, krievs vai itālietis, lietuvietis vai ukrainisin the whole work (= for the work as a whole) it didn't matter whether you are Latvian or Moldavian, Russian or Italian, Lithuanian or Ukrainian
  2. (genitive plural) Moldovan, Moldavian; pertaining to Moldova and its people
    moldāviešu valodathe Moldovan language
    moldāviešu dejasMoldovan dances
    moldāviešu stāstiMoldovan stories

Usage notes[edit]

The terms moldāvs and moldāvietis are synonymous; of the two, moldāvs is the most frequently used.

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