ēģiptiete

See also: ēģiptietē

Latvian

Etymology

From Ēģipte (“Egypt”) +‎ -iete, or ēģiptietis (“Egyptian”) +‎ -e (“[fem.]”).

Noun

ēģiptiete f (5th declension, masculine form: ēģiptietis)

  1. a (female) Egyptian, a woman from Egypt (modern or ancient)
    skaista kā senā ēģiptiete ― beautiful as an ancient Egyptian (woman)
    ēģiptiete pasaulē laiž septiņus bērnus ― an Egyptian woman gave birth to seven children
    ēģiptietes drīkstēs ceļot bez vīru atļaujas ― Egyptian (women) will be able to travel without (their) husbands' permission

Declension

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