zviedrisks

Latvian

Etymology

From zviedrs (Swede) + -isks.

Adjective

zviedrisks (zviedriskais comparative, zviedriskāks superlative, viszviedriskākais adverb, zviedriski)

  1. Swedish (relating to the Swedish language; relating to Swedes or to Sweden)
    zviedrisks stilsSwedish style
    zviedriska izrunaSwedish pronunciation, accent
    viņa vārds neizklausās zviedriskshis name doesn't sound Swedish

Usage notes

English “Swedish” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to zviedru, the genitive plural form of zviedrs. The adjective zviedrisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Swedish”), or in its adverbial form zviedriski.

Declension

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