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)

  1. 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
  2. (genitive plural) Moldovan, Moldavian; pertaining to Moldova and its people
    moldāvu valoda ― the Moldovan language
    moldāvu tautas dziesmas ― Moldovan folk songs

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 plural
nominative moldāvs moldāvi
genitive moldāva moldāvu
dative moldāvam moldāviem
accusative moldāvu moldāvus
instrumental moldāvu moldāviem
locative moldāvā moldāvos
vocative moldāv moldāvi

Synonyms

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