lietuvių

Lithuanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lʲjɛˈtʊʋʲuː]

Noun

lietuvių m pl or f pl

  1. genitive plural of lietuvis
  2. genitive plural of lietuvė

Usage notes

This word, literally meaning of Lithuanians, is used often where in English one would use Lithuanian as an adjective; for example, lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language, literally language of Lithuanians). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality.

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