slovēnis

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Slovene Slovenec (“Slovene”), probably via other European languages.

Noun

slovēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: slovēniete)

  1. a (male) Slovene, a man from Slovenia
    slovēnis nopeldējis distanci Donavas garumā ― a Slovene swam the (whole) length of the Danube (river)
  2. (genitive plural) Slovene, Slovenian; pertaining to Slovenia and its people
    slovēņu valoda ― the Slovene language
    slovēņu kultūra ― Slovene culture

Declension
Declension of slovēnis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) slovēnis slovēņi
accusative (akuzatīvs) slovēni slovēņus
genitive (ģenitīvs) slovēņa slovēņu
dative (datīvs) slovēnim slovēņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) slovēni slovēņiem
locative (lokatīvs) slovēnī slovēņos
vocative (vokatīvs) slovēni slovēņi
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