armēnis

Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος (Arménios), from Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (late 6th century BC) (q.v.).

armēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: armēniete)

1. an Armenian man, a man born in Armenia or of Armenian descent

   toreiz es vēl biju jauns un karsts kā visi armēņi ― back then I was young and hot (= emotional) like all Armenians

   zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīns ― in the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are discussing at the monkey cage

2. (genitive plural) Armenian; pertaining to Armenia and its people

   armēņu valoda ― the Armenian language

   armēņu alfabēts ― the Armenian alphabet

   armēņu literatūra ― Armenian literature

   armēņu nacionālā kultūra ― Armenian national culture

• Armēnija
• armēnisks
• armēņu valoda