irānisks

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Irāna (Iran) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

irānisks (definite irāniskais, comparative irāniskāks, superlative visirāniskākais, adverb irāniski)

  1. Iranian (relating to the Iranian people, their language and culture)
    Viens no labākajiem aktieriem tenisa aprindās irāniski armēniskās izcelsmes Agasi zināja, kas jāsakaone of the best players in tennis circles, Agasi, of Iranian-Armenian origin, knew what to say
    irāniska paskata teroristsa terrorist of Iranian appearance

Usage notes[edit]

English “Iranian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to irāniešu, the genitive plural form of irānietis. The adjective irānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Iranian”), or in its adverbial form irāniski.

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