A borrowing from other European languages, where it was in use in several forms since the discovery of the Americas. Originally from Indija, reflecting the mistaken belief of the first European discoverers that they had reached India instead of a new continent.
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indiānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: indiāniete)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | indiānis | indiāņi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | indiāni | indiāņus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | indiāņa | indiāņu |
dative (datīvs) | indiānim | indiāņiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | indiāni | indiāņiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | indiānī | indiāņos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | indiāni | indiāņi |