portugālis
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Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as Portugāle (“Portugal”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).
Noun
portugālis m (2nd declension, feminine form: portugāliete)
- Portuguese (man), a man born in Portugal)
- spāņi un portugāļi iziet ielās ― the Spaniards and the Portuguese go to the streets (to protest)
- Jūrmalas MTB maratonā uzvar latviete un portugālis ― a Latvian (woman) and a Portuguese (man) won the Jūrmala MTB marathon
- (genitive plural) Portuguese; pertaining to Portugal and its people
- portugāļu valoda ― the Portuguese language
- portugāļu karavelas ― Portuguese caravels
Declension
Declension of portugālis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | portugālis | portugāļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | portugāli | portugāļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | portugāļa | portugāļu |
| dative (datīvs) | portugālim | portugāļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | portugāli | portugāļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | portugālī | portugāļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | portugāli | portugāļi |