foršs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently borrowed from German forsch (“brisk, perky, self-assertive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]foršs (definite foršais, comparative foršāks, superlative visforšākais, adverb forši)
- (colloquial) cool, good, fine, great, attractive
- es domāju, ka Toms ir foršs puisis ― I think that Toms is a cool, attractive guy
- ir kāda forša sieviete no Rīgas, kas vēlētos šodien aiziet uz randiņu? ― is there a cool, hot lady from Riga who would like to go out on a date today?
- esmu redzējis foršu filmu ― I've seen a cool movie
- forša dziesmiņa ― a cool little song
- forša sajūta ― a cool, fine feeling
- arī matemātika var būt forša ― also mathematics can be cool
Usage notes
[edit]The word foršs, though not listed in standard Latvian dictionaries, is very frequent, especially in colloquial language. Some advise against its use and suggest replacing it with other expressions.
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of foršs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | foršs | forši | forša | foršas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | forša | foršu | foršas | foršu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | foršam | foršiem | foršai | foršām | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | foršu | foršus | foršu | foršas | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | foršu | foršiem | foršu | foršām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | foršā | foršos | foršā | foršās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||