латвійський

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Ла́твія (Látvija) +‎ -ський (-sʹkyj). Compare Russian латви́йский (latvíjskij), Belarusian латві́йскі (latvíjski).

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Adjective

латві́йський (latvíjsʹkyj)

  1. Latvian
    латві́йська мо́ваlatvíjsʹka móvathe Latvian language

Usage notes

  • латві́йський refers to the nation state of Latvia and its population, whereas лати́ський (latýsʹkyj) refers to the Latvian (Lettish) ethnicity.[1]

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References

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    • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “латвійський”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
    • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “латиський”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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