japānisks

Latvian

Etymology

From japānis (Japanese) + -isks.

Adjective

japānisks (japāniskais comparative, japāniskāks superlative, visjapāniskākais adverb, japāniski)

  1. Japanese (relating to the Japanese language; relating to Japanese people or to Japan)
    japānisks pavasara motīvsJapanese spring motif
    dārziņš ir tipiski japānisksthe little garden is typically Japanese

Usage notes

English “Japanese” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to japāņu, the genitive plural form of japānis. The adjective japānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Japanese”), or in its adverbial form japāniski.

Declension

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