tautība
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See also: tautībā
Latvian
Etymology
From tauta (“people, nation”) + -ība.
Pronunciation
Noun
tautība f (4th declension)
- ethnicity, nation (the essence of a given nation or people, of a group with historically developed common features such as culture, language, psychology, a territory, etc.)
- latviešu tautība ― Latvian ethnicity, nation
- lietuviešu tautība ― Lithuanian ethnicity, nation
- vārds “tautība” apzīmē sociāli etnisku kopību pirmskapitālistiskajā laikmetā ― the word “ethnicity” denotes the socio-ethnic community of the proto-capitalistic period
- no cilšu apvienībām pakāpeniski veidojās latgaļu, zemgaļu, kuršu, sēļu un lībiešu tautības, kas vēlā dzelzs laikmeta beigās saplūda latviešu tautībā ― from tribal associations gradually emerged the Latgallian, Semigallian, Curonian, Selian and Livonian ethnicities, which at the end of the late iron age melted into the Latvian ethnicity
- ethnicity, nationality (membership in a certain people, nation, or country)
- pēc tautības Latvietis ― a Latvian by ethnicity
- dažādu tautību cilvēki ― people of many nationalities
- karavānas priekšgaļā plīvoja amerikāņu karogs, kas norādīja uz ceļotāja tautību ― at the front, the convoy was flying the American flag, which indicated the traveller's nationality
- izvēle bija nevis pēc tautības, bet pēc sirdsapziņas ― the choice was not (to be made) according to nationality, but according to conscience
Declension
Declension of tautība (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tautība | tautības |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tautības | tautību |
| dative (datīvs) | tautībai | tautībām |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tautību | tautības |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tautību | tautībām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tautībā | tautībās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tautība | tautības |
Synonyms
- (of "nationality"): pilsonība