foršs

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from German forsch (“brisk, perky, self-assertive”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

foršs (definite foršais, comparative foršāks, superlative visforšākais, adverb forši)

1. (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

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

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of foršs

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	foršs	forši		forša	foršas
genitive	forša	foršu		foršas	foršu
dative	foršam	foršiem		foršai	foršām
accusative	foršu	foršus		foršu	foršas
instrumental	foršu	foršiem		foršu	foršām
locative	foršā	foršos		foršā	foršās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• jauks
• patīkams
• skaists