korejisks

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Latvian

Etymology

From Koreja (Korea) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

korejisks (definite korejiskais, comparative korejiskāks, superlative viskorejiskākais, adverb korejiski)

  1. Korean (relating to the Korean language; relating to Koreans or to Korea)
    kas tur korejisks?what is Korean there?
    es labprāt pagaršotu kaut ko korejiskuI would like to taste something Korean
    meitene ar korejisko uzvārduthe girl with the Korean family name

Usage notes

English “Korean” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to korejiešu, the genitive plural form of korejieši. The adjective korejisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Korean”), or in its adverbial form korejiski.

Declension