ķīnietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Ķīna (“China”) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

ķīnietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ķīniete)

  1. a Chinese man, a man from China or of Chinese descent
    ķīnietis, kas kļuvis par vidzemnieku ― a Chinese man who became a native of Vidzeme (in Latvia)
  2. (genitive plural): Chinese, pertaining to China and its people
    ķīniešu valoda ― the Chinese language
    ķīniešu filozofija ― Chinese philosophy
    ķīniešu arhitektūra, māksla ― Chinese architecture, art

Declension

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