latīnisks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From latīnis (“Latin (person)”) + -isks.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]latīnisks (definite latīniskais, comparative latīniskāks, superlative vislatīniskākais, adverb latīniski)
- Latin (relating to the ancient Italic tribe that inhabited the region known as Latium in Central Italy; relating to this region)
- Latin (relating to the Latin language, originally the language of ancient Latium and later the language of the whole Roman Empire)
- latīniskie teksti ― Latin texts
- latīnisks termins ― Latin term
- augu un dzīvnieku latīniskie nosaukumi' ― the Latin names of plants and animals
- Latin (relating to Latin America and their peoples)
Usage notes
[edit]English “Latin” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to latīņu, the genitive singular form of latīnis. The adjective latīnisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Latin”), or in its adverbial form latīniski.
Declension
[edit]| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | latīnisks | latīniski | latīniska | latīniskas | |
| genitive | latīniska | latīnisku | latīniskas | latīnisku | |
| dative | latīniskam | latīniskiem | latīniskai | latīniskām | |
| accusative | latīnisku | latīniskus | latīnisku | latīniskas | |
| instrumental | latīnisku | latīniskiem | latīnisku | latīniskām | |
| locative | latīniskā | latīniskos | latīniskā | latīniskās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |