-isks
See also: -išķs
Gothic
[edit]Romanization
[edit]-isks
- Romanization of -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ and Proto-Germanic *-iskaz. In foreign words it mostly represents German -isch. See -ish for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-isks
- Added to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning 'typical of' or 'characterized by' the original noun (like English -ic or -ical).
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of -isks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | -isks | -iski | -iska | -iskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | -iska | -isku | -iskas | -isku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | -iskam | -iskiem | -iskai | -iskām | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | -isku | -iskus | -isku | -iskas | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | -isku | -iskiem | -isku | -iskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | -iskā | -iskos | -iskā | -iskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||