irānietis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Irāna (“Iran”) +‎ -ietis. === Noun === irānietis m (2nd declension, female equivalent irāniete) an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent irānietis palūdza tiesu aizsargāt viņu no sievas ― an Iranian (man) asked the courts to protect him from his wife irānieši gatavojas Jaunajam gadam nedēļas nogalē ― the Iranians are preparing themselves for the New Year in the weekend (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people irāniešu meitenes ― Iranian girls irāniešu vidusmēra ģimene ― an average Iranian family Jasmīnes dzīslās rit irāniešu un britu asinis ― in Jasmīne's veins (both) Iranian and British blood flows ==== Usage notes ==== The terms irānietis and irānis are synonyms; irānis is more frequently used to refer to the ancient Iranian people, or to Iranian as a subgroup of Indo-European, while irānietis more often refers to actual citizens of the State of Iran. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== irānis ==== Related terms ==== Irāna irānisks