latvisks

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Latvian

Etymology

From latvis (“Latvian, Lett”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

latvisks (definite latviskais, comparative latviskāks, superlative vislatviskākais, adverb latviski)

  1. Latvian (relating to the Latvian language; relating to Latvians)
    auga latviskais nosaukums ― a plant's Latvian name
    dokumenta latviskais teksts ― the Latvian text, version of a document
    latvisks izteiciens ― Latvian expression
    latvisks ornaments ― Latvian ornament

Usage notes

English “Latvian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to latviešu, the genitive plural form of latvietis. The adjective latvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Latvian”), or in its adverbial form latviski.

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of latvisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) latvisks latviski latviska latviskas
accusative (akuzatīvs) latvisku latviskus latvisku latviskas
genitive (ģenitīvs) latviska latvisku latviskas latvisku
dative (datīvs) latviskam latviskiem latviskai latviskām
instrumental (instrumentālis) latvisku latviskiem latvisku latviskām
locative (lokatīvs) latviskā latviskos latviskā latviskās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

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