nīderlandisks

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Latvian

Etymology

From Nīderlande (the Netherlands) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

nīderlandisks (definite nīderlandiskais, comparative nīderlandiskāks, superlative visnīderlandiskākais, adverb nīderlandiski)

  1. Dutch (relating to the Dutch language; relating to the Dutch people or to the Netherlands)
    Itāļu glezniecības pamatā ir skats vēsturē, bet nīderlandiskais skatījums vērsts nākotnēat the basis of Italian painting is a view of history, while the Dutch look is turned towards the future

Usage notes

  • The term nīderlandisks is more recent and currently preferred, while holandisks is more traditional.
  • English “Dutch” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to nīderlandiešu, the genitive plural form of nīderlandietis. The adjective nīderlandisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Dutch”), or in its adverbial form nīderlandiski.

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