nīderlandisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Nīderlande (“the Netherlands”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

nīderlandisks (definite nīderlandiskais, comparative nīderlandiskāks, superlative visnīderlandiskākais, adverb nīderlandiski)

1. Dutch (relating to the Dutch language; relating to the Dutch people or to the Netherlands)

   Itāļu glezniecības pamatā ir skats vēsturē, bet nīderlandiskais skatījums vērsts nākotnē ― at the basis of Italian painting is a view of history, while the Dutch look is turned towards the future

Usage notes

• The term nīderlandisks is more recent and currently preferred, while holandisks is more traditional.
• English “Dutch” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to nīderlandiešu, the genitive plural form of nīderlandietis. The adjective nīderlandisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Dutch”), or in its adverbial form nīderlandiski.

Declension

Synonyms

• holandisks

Related terms

• Nīderlande
• nīderlandietis, nīderlandiete
• nīderlandiešu valoda