lietuvis

From Lietuva (“Lithuania”), made into a masculine second-declension noun.

lietuvis m (2nd declension, feminine form: lietuve)

1. a (male) Lithuanian
2. (genitive plural): Lithuanian, pertaining to Lithuania and its people

   lietuvju valoda ― the Lithuanian language

   pirmais latvju un lietuvju kongress ― the first Latvian-Lithuanian congress

The basic, neutral term is lietuvietis. The words leitis and lietuvis are synonyms, but are much less often used, usually poetically, or in historical contexts (referring to ancient Lithuanians).

• lietuvietis
• leitis

• Lietuva
• lietuviešu valoda, lietuvju valoda, leišu valoda
• lietuvisks

• IPA^(key): [lʲjɛˈtʊʋʲɪs]

lietùvis m (plural lietùviai, feminine lietuvė) stress pattern 2

1. Lithuanian; a man from Lithuania

The genitive plural, lietuvių, literally of Lithuanians, is used often when Lithuanian would be used as an adjective in English; for example, lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language, literally language of Lithuanians). This is common for all nouns that denote nationality.

• lietuviškas
  • lietuviškai

• Lietuva