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)

  1. 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)
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

Lithuanian

Noun

lietuvè

  1. instrumental singular of lietùvė (“Lithuanian”)

Noun

lietùve

  1. vocative singular of lietùvė (“Lithuanian”)
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