lietuvisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (Lithuanian) + -isks.

Adjective

lietuvisks (lietuviskais comparative, lietuviskāks superlative, vislietuviskākais adverb, lietuviski)

  1. Lithuanian (relating to the Lithuanian language; relating to Lithuanians or to Lithuania)
    lietuviska izrunaLithuanian pronunciation
    lietuvisks ornamentsLithuanian ornament

Usage notes

English “Lithuanian” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to lietuviešu, the genitive plural form of lietuvietis. The adjective lietuvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Lithuanian”), or in its adverbial form lietuviski.

Declension

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