slovāks
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Latvian
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), probably via other European languages.
Pronunciation
Noun
slovāks m (1st declension, feminine form: slovākiete)
- a (male) Slovak, a man from Slovakia
- šaha turnīrā “RTU Open” uzvar slovāks Jans Markošs ― the Slovak Ján Markoš won the chess tournament “RTU Open”
- (genitive plural) Slovak; pertaining to Slovakia and its people
- slovāku valoda ― the Slovak language
- slovāku nacionālā kultūra ― Slovak national culture
- slovāku komponists Jans Cikers ― Slovak composer Ján Cikker
Usage notes
The forms with short a (Slovakija, slovaks, slovakisks, etc.) have been officially replaced by the forms with long ā (Slovākija, slovāks, slovākisks, etc.); they are, however, found in older texts, and still occasionally in present-day texts.
Declension
Declension of slovāks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slovāks | slovāki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slovāku | slovākus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slovāka | slovāku |
| dative (datīvs) | slovākam | slovākiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slovāku | slovākiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slovākā | slovākos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | slovāk | slovāki |