turcisks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From turks (“Turk”) + -isks, with palatalization of k to c.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]turcisks (definite turciskais, comparative turciskāks, superlative visturciskākais, adverb turciski)
- Turkish (relating to the Turkish language; relating to Turks or to Turkey)
- kaut kas turcisks ― something Turkish
- turciska atmosfēra ― Turkish atmosphere, ambiance
- kas ir eiropeisks un kas ir turcisks? ― what is European and what is Turkish?
Usage notes
[edit]English “Turkish” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to turku, the genitive plural form of turks. The adjective turcisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Turkish”), or in its adverbial form turciski.
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of turcisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | turcisks | turciski | turciska | turciskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | turcisku | turciskus | turcisku | turciskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | turciska | turcisku | turciskas | turcisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | turciskam | turciskiem | turciskai | turciskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | turcisku | turciskiem | turcisku | turciskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | turciskā | turciskos | turciskā | turciskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||