tipisks

From tips (“type”) +‎ -isks. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language.

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tipisks (definite tipiskais, comparative tipiskāks, superlative vistipiskākais, adverb tipiski)

1. typical (showing particularly clear features of a certain group or category)

   tipiska lauku ainava ― typical rural landscape

   tipisks Latvietis ― a typical Latvian

   tipiska parādība ― a typical phenomenon

   tipiska kļuda ― a typical mistake

   kad es tagad jatāju sev, vai viņas biogrāfija bija tipiska vai netipiska, nespēju atbildēt viennozīmīgi ― when I now ask myself whether her biography was typical or atypical, I cannot answer unambiguously

2. typical (showing the most characteristic, most essential features of a certain group or category)

   par tipisku sauc raksturu, kam piemīt noteikta sociāla slāņa vai sabiedrības grupas īpašības ― one calls typical a character which shows the qualities, features of a certain social layer or social group

• būtisks
• īpatnējs
• raksturīgs

• tipiskums