jemenietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Jemena (“Yemen”) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jemenietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: jemeniete)

  1. a Yemeni man, a man from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
    jemenietis nolaupa septiņus itāļu tūristus ― a Yemeni (man) kidnapped seven Italian tourists
    jemenieši cenšas ieņemt ASV vēstniecību ― Yemeni (people) try to occupy the USA embassy
  2. (genitive plural): Yemeni, pertaining to Yemen and its people
    jemeniešu sievietes publiski sadedzina tradicionālos lakatus ― Yemeni women burn traditional headscarves in public

Declension

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