lietuvisks

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Lietuva (Lithuanian) +‎ -isks.

Adjective[edit]

lietuvisks (definite lietuviskais, comparative lietuviskāks, superlative vislietuviskākais, adverb lietuviski)

  1. Lithuanian (relating to the Lithuanian language; relating to Lithuanians or to Lithuania)
    lietuviska izrunaLithuanian pronunciation
    lietuvisks ornamentsLithuanian ornament

Usage notes[edit]

English “Lithuanian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to lietuviešu, the genitive plural form of lietuvietis. The adjective lietuvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Lithuanian”), or in its adverbial form lietuviski.

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