slovāks

See also: slovaks and Slovaks

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), probably via other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Noun

slovāks m (1st declension, feminine form: slovākiete)

a (male) Slovak, a man from Slovakia
šaha turnīrā “RTU Open” uzvar slovāks Jans Markošs ― the Slovak Ján Markoš won the chess tournament “RTU Open”
(genitive plural) Slovak; pertaining to Slovakia and its people
slovāku valoda ― the Slovak language

slovāku nacionālā kultūra ― Slovak national culture

slovāku komponists Jans Cikers ― Slovak composer Ján Cikker

Usage notes

The forms with short a (Slovakija, slovaks, slovakisks, etc.) have been officially replaced by the forms with long ā (Slovākija, slovāks, slovākisks, etc.); they are, however, found in older texts, and still occasionally in present-day texts.

Declension

Declension of *slovāks* (1st declension)
	singular	plural
nominative	slovāks	slovāki
genitive	slovāka	slovāku
dative	slovākam	slovākiem
accusative	slovāku	slovākus
instrumental	slovāku	slovākiem
locative	slovākā	slovākos
vocative	slovāk	slovāki

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