īrisks
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From īrs (“Irishman”) + -isks.
Adjective[edit]
īrisks (definite īriskais, comparative īriskāks, superlative visīriskākais, adverb īriski)
- Irish (relating to the Irish language; relating to Irish people or to Ireland)
- Džoisa romāns ir ļoti universāls stilistiki un intonatīvi, bet arī ļoti īrisks ― Joyce's novel (Ulysses) is very universal in style and tone, but also very Irish
- tajā ir kaut kas īrisks ― in it there is something Irish
Usage notes[edit]
English “Irish” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to īru, the genitive plural form of īrs. The adjective īrisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Irish”), or in its adverbial form īriski.
Declension[edit]
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of īrisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | īrisks | īriski | īriska | īriskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | īrisku | īriskus | īrisku | īriskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | īriska | īrisku | īriskas | īrisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | īriskam | īriskiem | īriskai | īriskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | īrisku | īriskiem | īrisku | īriskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | īriskā | īriskos | īriskā | īriskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||