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beļģietis

beļģietis

Latvian

Noun

beļģietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: beļģiete)

  1. (male) Belgian (i.e., a man born in Belgium)
    mēs neesam beļģieši ― we are not Belgians
  2. (genitive plural) Belgian; pertainig to Belgium and its people
    beļģiešu karalisBelgian king
    beļģiešu balerīnaBelgian ballerina
    Agneses kundze ir beļģiešu izcelsmes modes dizainere ― Ms Agnese is a fashion designer of Belgian origin

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Usage notes

The two synonyms beļģis and beļģietis, when referring to an individual from Belgium, appear to be fully interchangeable. In the plural, beļģi is much more frequently used than beļģieši.

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