tautietis

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Latvian

Etymology

From tauta (people, nation) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tautietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tautiete)

  1. (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)
    satikt citā valstī savus tautiešusto meet one's countrymen in another country
    poļi Varšavā mani nešaubīdamies atzina par savu tautieti!the Poles in Warsaw acknowledged me as their countryman without hesitation
    Mārtiņš: Liels priks mums iepazīties ar tik ievērojamu un sekmīgu tautieti! Mēs jau zinām, ka jūs neatsakāties izpalīdzēt tautiešiem, un griežamies pie jums pilnā uzticībāMārtiņš: It's a great pleasure to meet such a notable and successful compatriot! We know that you don't refuse to help compatriots, and we turn to you in full confidence
  2. (in folk texts) a young man from another region or from another family or group of families

Declension

Lithuanian

Etymology

tauta +‎ -ietis

Noun

tautiẽtis m (plural tautiẽčiai, feminine tautiẽtė) stress pattern 2

  1. (male) countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)
    Synonyms: vientautis, tėvynainis

Declension

Further reading

  • tautietis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • tautietis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024