From Lietuva (“Lithuania”) + -e, or from lietuvis (“Lithuanian”) + -e (“fem.”).
lietuve f (5th declension, masculine form: lietuvis)
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).
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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 |
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