moldāvs
Latvian
Etymology
A variant of the same form as the country name Moldova (q.v.).
Pronunciation
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Noun
moldāvs m (1st declension, feminine form: moldāviete)
- a (male) Moldovan or Moldavian, a man from Moldova
- Daugavpils “Daugavu” trenēs moldāvs Tabanovs ― the Moldavian Tabanov will coach the Daugavpils (team) “Daugava”
- moldāvi etniski nav atšķirīgi no rumāņiem ― the Moldavians are not ethnically distinct from the Romanians
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- (genitive plural) Moldovan, Moldavian; pertainig to Moldova and its people
- moldāvu valoda ― the Moldovan language
- moldāvu tautas dziesmas ― Moldovan folk songs
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Usage notes
The terms moldāvs and moldāvietis are synonymous; of the two, moldāvs is the most frequently used.
Declension
Declension of moldāvs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | moldāvs | moldāvi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | moldāvu | moldāvus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | moldāva | moldāvu |
| dative (datīvs) | moldāvam | moldāviem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | moldāvu | moldāviem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | moldāvā | moldāvos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | moldāvs | moldāvi |
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