azerbaidžānisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Azerbaidžāna (“Azerbaijan”) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

azerbaidžānisks (definite azerbaidžāniskais, comparative azerbaidžāniskāks, superlative visazerbaidžāniskākais, adverb azerbaidžāniski)

1. Azerbaijani, Azeri (relating to the Azerbaijani language; relating to Azerbaijani people or to the country of Azerbaijan)

   vakars bija izdevies, aiz sevis atstājot pozitīvus komentārus un daudzu izteiktu vēlmi nākošo gadu atkal sanākt kopā uz Eirovīzijas nakti, varbūt pat ar azerbaidžānisku piesitienu ― the evening was successful, leaving behind positive comments and the much expressed wish to reconvene again next year during the Eurovision night, maybe even with an Azerbaijani touch

Usage notes

English “Azerbaijani” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to azerbaidžāņu or azerbaidžāniešu, the genitive plural forms of azerbaidžānis and azerbaidžānietis. The adjective azerbaidžānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Azerbaijani”), or in its adverbial form azerbaidžāniski.

Declension

Related terms

• Azerbaidžāna
• azerbaidžānis, azerbaidžānietis, azerbaidžāniete
• azerbaidžāņu valoda, azerbaidžāniešu valoda