sīrisks

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Latvian

Etymology

From Sīr(ija) (Syria) +‎ -isks, with palatalization of k to c.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sīrisks (definite sīriskais, comparative sīriskāks, superlative vissīriskākais, adverb sīriski)

  1. Syrian (relating to the Syrian (Arabic) language; relating to Syrians or to Syria)
    sīriska izcelsmeSyrian origin
    sīriski runājošajos apgabalosin the Syrian (Arabic) speaking regions

Usage notes

English “Syrian” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to sīriešu, the genitive plural form of sīrietis. The adjective sīrisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Syrian”), or in its adverbial form sīriski.

Declension