fantastisks

Latvian

Etymology

From fantāzija (“fantasy”) +‎ -isks, probably not coined originally in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fantastisks]

Adjective

fantastisks (definite fantastiskais, comparative fantastiskāks, superlative visfantastiskākais, adverb fantastiski)

  1. fantastic (related to fantasy, typical of fantasy; typical of fantasy as a literature genre)
    fantastiska būtne ― fantastic (= fantasy) being, creature
    fantastisks tēlojums ― fantastic (= fantasy-filled) depiction
    zinātniski fantastika litertūra ― science fiction (lit. scientifically fantastic) literature
  2. fantastic, wonderful (surprising in a positive way; excellent)
    orālais sekss ir fantastiskākais atklājums pēc Kolumba un Amerikas atklāšanas ― oral sex is the most fantastic discovery sine Columbus and the discovery of America

Declension

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