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Latvian
Etymology
From balts (“white”) + krievs (“Russian”), following the model of other common denominations for this people; cf. English White Russian, German Weißrussisch, Russian белорусский (belorusskij) (< белый (belyj, “white”) + русский (russkij, “Russian”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
baltkrievs m (1st declension, feminine form: baltkrieviete)
- a Belarusian, a Belarusian man, a man from Belarus
- sarunāties ar baltkrievu ― to talk with a Belarusian
- Latvijas baltkrievi ir otrā lielākā mazākumtautība pēc Latvijas krieviem ― Latvia's Belorusians are the second largest minority people (in Latvia), after Latvia's Russians
- (genitive plural) Belarusian, pertaining to Belarus and its people
- baltkrievu valoda ― the Belarusian language
- baltkrievu kultūra ― Belarusian culture
Declension
Declension of baltkrievs (1st declension)