Meaning of tautietis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. countryman, compatriot (a man with the same ethnicity or nationality as the speaker)
   declension-2, masculine
2. a young man from another region or from another family or group of families
   declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“satikt citā valstī savus tautiešus”

to meet one's countrymen in another country

“poļi Varšavā mani nešaubīdamies atzina par savu tautieti!”

the Poles in Warsaw acknowledged me as their countryman without hesitation

“Mārtiņš: Liels priks mums iepazīties ar tik ievērojamu un sekmīgu tautieti! Mēs jau zinām, ka jūs neatsakāties izpalīdzēt tautiešiem, un griežamies pie jums pilnā uzticībā”

Mārtiņš: It's a great pleasure to meet such a notable and successful compatriot! We know that you don't refuse to help compatriots, and we turn to you in full confidence

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