irānis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Irāna (“Iran”), made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is). === Noun === irānis m (2nd declension, female equivalent irāniete) an Iranian man, a man from Iran or of Iranian descent 142 gadus vecs irānis jūtas jauns ― a 142-year-old Iranian (man) feels young irāņi kritizē valdību par lēno reakciju pēc zemestrīces ― Iranians criticize the government for (their) slow response after the earthquake (genitive plural): Iranian, pertaining to Iran and its people; pertaining to the Iranian languages irāņu valodas ― Iranian languages irāņu-amerikāņu komiķis Mazs Džobrani ― Iranian-American comedian Mazs Džobrani ==== 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 ==== irānietis ==== Related terms ==== Irāna irānisks