vācietis

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Latvian

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Etymology

From vāci (Germans) +‎ -ietis. Cognates include Lithuanian vókietis.

Noun

vācietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: vāciete)

  1. a (male) German, a man from Germany
    delegācijā iekļauti divi vāciešiin the delegation were included two Germans
    Baltijas vāciešiBaltic Germans
  2. (genitive plural; rare, usually vācu): German, pertaining to Germans or Germany and its people
    latviešu un vāciešu kopīgā pagātneLatvian and German shared past
    vāciešu nacionālā virtuveGerman national cuisine

Usage notes

Vācieši is the preferred term for “Germans”; vāci is possible but much less frequent. In the genitive, when used adjectivally, however, vācu is the preferred form. In particular, only vācu valoda (German language) is possible.

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