afrikānietis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From afrikānis +‎ -ietis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [afrikāːniɛtis] IPA(key): [āːfrikāːniɛtis] === Noun === afrikānietis m (1st declension, female equivalent afrikāniete) an African man, a man born in Africa or of African descent A. Bikila kļuva par pirmo melnādaino āfrikānieti, kas spējis izcīnīt zelta medaļu Olimpiskajās spēlēs ― A. Bikila became the first black African who managed to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games (genitive plural) African; pertaining to Africa and its peoples tradicionālas afrikāniešu dziesmas ― traditional African songs ==== Usage notes ==== The pronunciation of this word seems to vary as to whether or not the first vowel is considered long, following Āfrika, or short, following its current spelling afrikānietis. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== afrikānis ==== Related terms ==== afrikānisks Āfrika