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kanādisks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Kanāda (Canada) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kanādisks (definite kanādiskais, comparative kanādiskāks, superlative viskanādiskākais, adverb kanādiski)

  1. Canadian (relating to Canadians or to Canada)
    ļoti kanādiska pieredzea very Canadian experience
    kaut kas kanādisks no olimpiskajām spēlēmsomething Canadian from the Olympic Games
    kas manā izskatā, manierēs, akcentā ir kanādisks?what in my appearance, manners or accent is Canadian?

Usage notes

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English “Canadian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to kanādiešu, the genitive plural form of kanādietis. The adjective kanādisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Canadian”), or in its adverbial form kanādiski.

Declension

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