slāvisks

Latvian

Etymology

From slāvs (“Slav”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

slāvisks (definite slāviskais, comparative slāviskāks, superlative visslāviskākais, adverb slāviski)

  1. Slavic (relating to the Slavic peoples, their languages and cultures)
    slāvisks uzvārds ― Slavic family name
    slāvisks motīvs ― Slavic motif
    īsti slāvisks noskaņojums ― a truly Slavic mood

Usage notes

English “Slavic” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to slāvu, the genitive plural form of slāvs. The adjective slāvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Slavic”), or in its adverbial form slāviski.

Declension

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