lietuve
See also: lietuvē and lietuvė
Latvian
Etymology
From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) + -e, or from lietuvis (“Lithuanian”) + -e (“fem.”).
Noun
lietuve f (5th declension, masculine form: lietuvis)
- a (female) Lithuanian
Usage notes
The basic, neutral term is lietuviete. The words leitiete and lietuve are synonyms, but are much less often used, usually poetically, or in historical contexts (referring to ancient Lithuanians).
Declension
Declension of lietuve (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | lietuve | lietuves |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | lietuvi | lietuves |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | lietuves | lietuvju |
dative (datīvs) | lietuvei | lietuvēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | lietuvi | lietuvēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | lietuvē | lietuvēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | lietuve | lietuves |
Synonyms
- leitiete
- lietuviete
Related terms
- Lietuva
- lietuviešu valoda, lietuvju valoda, leišu valoda
- lietuvisks