slovēnisks

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From slovēnis (Slovene) +‎ -isks.

Adjective[edit]

slovēnisks (definite slovēniskais, comparative slovēniskāks, superlative visslovēniskākais, adverb slovēniski)

  1. Slovene, Slovenian (relating to the Slovene language; relating to Slovenes or to Slovenia)
    viņiem ir slovēniska izcelsmethey are of Slovene origin
    režisors atteic, ka gribējis izstāstīt lokālu stāstu: “tik slovēnisku, cik vien iespējams”the director denies that he wants to tell a local story: “as Slovene as possible”

Usage notes[edit]

English “Slovene” or “Slovenian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to slovēņu, the genitive plural form of slovēnis. The adjective slovēnisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Slovenian”), or in its adverbial form slovēniski.

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