ēģiptietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Ēģipte (“Egypt”) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

ēģiptietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ēģiptiete)

  1. (male) Egyptian, a man from Egypt
    ēģiptieši arī Latvijā seko līdzi notikumiem dzimtenē ― Egyptians also in Latvia follow the events in their homeland
    tūkstošiem ēģiptiešu Kairā pieprasa Mubarakam nāves spriedumu ― thousands of Egyptians in Cairo asked for the death penalty for Mubarak
  2. (genitive plural) Egyptian; pertaining to Egypt and its people
    ēģiptiešu akīvists ― Egyptian activist
    ēģiptiešu ekonomika ― Egyptian economy
  3. (historical) Egyptian, a member of the ancient civilization of Egypt
  4. (genitive plural) Egyptian; pertaining to Ancient Egypt and its people
    ēģiptiešu hieroglifi ― Egyptian hieroglyphics
    ēģiptiešu valoda ― (Ancient) Egyptian language
    ēģiptiešu mitoloģija ― Egyptian mythology

Declension

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