armēnis

Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος (Arménios), from Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina) (late 6th century BC) (q.v.).

armēnis m (2nd declension, feminine form: armēniete)

1. an Armenian man, a man born in Armenia or of Armenian descent

   toreiz es vēl biju jauns un karsts kā visi armēņi ― back then I was young and hot (= emotional) like all Armenians

   zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīns ― in the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are discussing at the monkey cage

2. (genitive plural) Armenian; pertaining to Armenia and its people

   armēņu valoda ― the Armenian language

   armēņu alfabēts ― the Armenian alphabet

   armēņu literatūra ― Armenian literature

   armēņu nacionālā kultūra ― Armenian national culture

• Armēnija
• armēnisks
• armēņu valoda