mongolisks

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Latvian

Etymology

From mongolis (Mongol) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mongolisks (definite mongoliskais, comparative mongoliskāks, superlative vismongoliskākais, adverb mongoliski)

  1. Mongol, Mongolian (relating to the Mongol language; relating to Mongol people or to Mongolia)
    viens pats vārds ir jau gana mongolisksjust the name itself is very Mongol, Mongolian

Usage notes

English “Mongol” or “Mongolian” as attributive adjectives usually correpond in Latvian to mongoļu, the genitive plural form of mongolis. The adjective mongolisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Mongolian”), or in its adverbial form mongoliski.

Declension