slāvisks

Latvian

Etymology

From slāvs (Slav) + -isks.

Pronunciation

Adjective

slāvisks (slāviskais comparative, slāviskāks superlative, visslāviskākais adverb, slāviski)

  1. Slavic (relating to the Slavic peoples, their languages and cultures)
    slāvisks uzvārdsSlavic family name
    slāvisks motīvsSlavic motif
    īsti slāvisks noskaņojumsa truly Slavic mood

Usage notes

English “Slavic” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to slāvu, the genitive plural form of slāvs. The adjective slāvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Slavic”), or in its adverbial form slāviski.

Declension

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