etnisks
Latvian
Etymology
Via some other European language, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company”, later “a people or nation, heathens”).
Adjective
etnisks (definite etniskais, comparative etniskāks, superlative visetniskākais, adverb etniski)
- ethnic (relating to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins)
- etniska grupa ― ethnic group
- etniskas īpatnības ― ethnic background, features
- iedzīvotāju etniskais sastāvs ― the ethnic composition of the population
- etniskie konflikti ― ethnic conflicts
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of etnisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | etnisks | etniski | etniska | etniskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | etnisku | etniskus | etnisku | etniskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | etniska | etnisku | etniskas | etnisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | etniskam | etniskiem | etniskai | etniskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | etnisku | etniskiem | etnisku | etniskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | etniskā | etniskos | etniskā | etniskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||