armēnis
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See also: armenis
Latvian
Etymology
Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος (Arménios), from Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/) (late 6th century BC) (q.v.).
Pronunciation
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Noun
armēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: armēniete)
- an Armenian man, a man born in Armenia or of Armenian descent
- toreiz es vēl biju jauns un karsts kā visi armēņi ― back then I was young and hot (= emotional) like all Armenians
- zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīns ― in the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are discussing at the monkey cage
- (genitive plural) Armenian; pertaining to Armenia and its people
- armēņu valoda ― the Armenian language
- armēņu alfabēts ― the Armenian alphabet
- armēņu literatūra ― Armenian literature
- armēņu nacionālā kultūra ― Armenian national culture
Declension
Declension of armēnis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | armēnis | armēņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | armēni | armēņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | armēņa | armēņu |
| dative (datīvs) | armēnim | armēņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | armēni | armēņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | armēnī | armēņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | armēni | armēņi |