islandietis
التعريفات والمعاني
== Latvian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
īslandietis
=== Etymology ===
From Islande (“Iceland”) + -ietis.
=== Noun ===
islandietis m (2nd declension, female equivalent islandiete)
an Icelander, a man from Iceland
islandietis Pētersons no Rīgas ― the Icelander Peterson from Rīga
(genitive plural): Icelandic, pertaining to Iceland and its people
islandiešu valoda ― the Icelandic language
islandiešu literatūra ― Icelandic literature
==== Usage notes ====
The forms with a long ī (Īslande and derived terms, like īslandietis, īslandisks, etc.) have been recently (in 2007) proposed as correct, but the forms with a short i (Islande, islandietis, islandisks, etc.) are still more frequently used.
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
Islande
islandiešu valoda
islandisks