ukrainis

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as Ukraina, made into a masculine, 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

Pronunciation

Noun

ukrainis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ukrainiete)

  1. an Ukrainian man, a man born in Ukraine
    Ukrainis saglabā Eiropas tituluthe Ukrainian (man, fighter) retains the European title
    ukraiņi ir austumslāvu etniskā grupathe Ukrainians are an Eastern Slavic ethnic group
  2. (genitive plural) Ukrainian; pertaining to Ukraine and its people
    ukraiņu valodathe Ukrainian language
    ukraiņu literatūraUkrainian literature
    ukraiņu dzejniekiUkrainian poets

Declension

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