itālis

== Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin italus, itself possibly a borrowing from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú), a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy (today's Calabria), possibly a cognate of Latin vitulus (“calf”), meaning perhaps “land of cattle.” Other theories include the name of an ancient or legendary leader Italus, or also an old borrowing from Illyrian. === Pronunciation === === Noun === itālis m (2nd declension, female equivalent itāliete) Italic; a member of the ancient Italic peoples of primitive Italy (usually in the plural) itāļi, the Italic peoples Italian (i.e., a man born in Italy) (genitive plural) Italian; pertaining to Italy and its people itāļu valoda ― the Italian language ==== Usage notes ==== The noun itālietis is preferred in almost all senses; itālis is most often used in the plural itāļi to refer to the Italic peoples of ancient (pre-Roman) Italy. The only exception is the name of the Italian language, for which itāļu valoda is as frequent as itāliešu valoda. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== itālietis ==== Related terms ==== Itālija itālisks itāļu valoda, itāliešu valoda