igaunis
Latvian
Etymology
Probably derived from the old name of a region in Estonia, corresponding to Latin Ugaunia (where the initial u was probably pronounced as ü). It is also possible that the original word was the name of a tribe living to the East of the Germans, called in Latin Inguaeones. These two Latin terms may also be ultimately related.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iɡāwnis]
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Noun
igaunis m (2nd declension, feminine form: igauniete)
- an Estonian man, a man born in Estonia
- (genitive plural) Estonian; pertaining to Estonia and its people
- igauņu valoda ― the Estonian language
- igauņu literatūra ― Estonian literature
- igauņu dzejnieki ― Estonian poets
Declension
Declension of igaunis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | igaunis | igauņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | igauni | igauņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | igauņa | igauņu |
| dative (datīvs) | igaunim | igauņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | igauni | igauņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | igaunī | igauņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | igauni | igauņi |
Related terms
- Igaunija
- igaunisks
- igauņu valoda
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “igauņi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN