foršs
Latvian
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from German forsch (“brisk, perky, self-assertive”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
foršs (definite foršais, comparative foršāks, superlative visforšākais, adverb forši)
- (colloquial) cool, good, fine, great, attractive
- es domāju, ka Toms ir foršs puisis ― I think that Toms is a cool, attractive guy
- ir kāda forša sieviete no Rīgas, kas vēlētos šodien aiziet uz randiņu? ― is there a cool, hot lady from Riga who would like to go out on a date today?
- esmu redzējis foršu filmu ― I've seen a cool movie
- forša dziesmiņa ― a cool little song
- forša sajūta ― a cool, fine feeling
- arī matemātika var būt forša ― also mathematics can be cool
Usage notes
The word foršs, though not listed in standard Latvian dictionaries, is very frequent, especially in colloquial language. Some advise against its use and suggest replacing it with other expressions.
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of foršs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | foršs | forši | forša | foršas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | foršu | foršus | foršu | foršas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | forša | foršu | foršas | foršu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | foršam | foršiem | foršai | foršām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | foršu | foršiem | foršu | foršām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | foršā | foršos | foršā | foršās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||