šveicisks
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Latvian
Etymology
From Šveice (“Switzerland”) + -isks.
Pronunciation
Adjective
šveicisks (definite šveiciskais, comparative šveiciskāks, superlative visšveiciskākais, adverb šveiciski)
- Swiss (relating to Swiss peoples or to Switzerland)
- pilnīgi šveiciska noskaņa ― a perflectly Swiss atmosphere, ambiance
- kaut kas šveicisks ― something Swiss
Usage notes
English “Swiss” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to šveiciešu, the genitive plural form of šveicietis. The adjective šveicisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Swiss”), or in its adverbial form šveiciski.
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of šveicisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | šveicisks | šveiciski | šveiciska | šveiciskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | šveicisku | šveiciskus | šveicisku | šveiciskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | šveiciska | šveicisku | šveiciskas | šveicisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | šveiciskam | šveiciskiem | šveiciskai | šveiciskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | šveicisku | šveiciskiem | šveicisku | šveiciskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | šveiciskā | šveiciskos | šveiciskā | šveiciskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||