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.

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