sīrietis
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Latvian
Etymology
From Sīr(ija) (“Syria”) + -ietis.
Pronunciation
Noun
sīrietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: sīriete)
- a Syrian, a Syrian man, a man from Syria or of Syrian descent
- bēglis sīrietis slavē latviešus, apbrīno Latvijas valdību ― a Syrian refugee praised Latvians (and) admired the Latvian government
- gladiatoru cietumā dzīvoja visdažādāko tautību pārstāvji: trāķieši, sīrieši, maķedonieši ― in the gladiator prison there lived members of a wide range of ethnicities: Thracians, Syrians, Macedonians
- (genitive plural) Syrian, pertaining to Syria and its people
- sīriešu mitoloģija ― Syrian mythology
Declension
Declension of sīrietis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | sīrietis | sīrieši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sīrieti | sīriešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | sīrieša | sīriešu |
| dative (datīvs) | sīrietim | sīriešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sīrieti | sīriešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | sīrietī | sīriešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | sīrieti | sīrieši |