tautietis
Latvian
Etymology
From tauta (“people, nation”) + -ietis.
Noun
tautietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tautiete)
- (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)
- satikt citā valstī savus tautiešus ― to meet one's countrymen in another country
- poļi Varšavā mani nešaubīdamies atzina par savu tautieti! ― the Poles in Warsaw acknowledged me as their countryman without hesitation
- Mārtiņš: Liels priks mums iepazīties ar tik ievērojamu un sekmīgu tautieti! Mēs jau zinām, ka jūs neatsakāties izpalīdzēt tautiešiem, un griežamies pie jums pilnā uzticībā ― Mārtiņš: It's a great pleasure to meet such a notable and successful compatriot! We know that you don't refuse to help compatriots, and we turn to you in full confidence
- (in folk texts) a young man from another region or from another family or group of families
Declension
Declension of tautietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tautietis | tautieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tautieti | tautiešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tautieša | tautiešu |
| dative (datīvs) | tautietim | tautiešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tautieti | tautiešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tautietī | tautiešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tautieti | tautieši |
Related terms
- tauta
- tautība
- tautisks, tautiskums
Lithuanian
Etymology
tauta + -ietis
Noun
tautiẽtis m (plural tautiẽčiai, feminine tautiẽtė) stress pattern 2
- (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)
- Synonyms: vientautis, tėvynainis
Declension
declension of tautietis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tautiẽtis | tautiẽčiai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tautiẽčio | tautiẽčių |
| dative (naudininkas) | tautiẽčiui | tautiẽčiams |
| accusative (galininkas) | tautiẽtį | tautiečiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tautiečiù | tautiẽčiais |
| locative (vietininkas) | tautiẽtyje | tautiẽčiuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tautiẽti | tautiẽčiai |
Further reading
- “tautietis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “tautietis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023