turks

See also: Turks, Túrks, and Türks

Latvian

Etymology

Via various European languages, ultimately from Turkish Türk (“Turk”), of unknown origin.

Noun

turks m (1st declension, feminine form: turciete)

1. a Turk, a Turkish man, a man from Turkey or of Turkish descent

   kā Otello sodīja to turku, kas bija noziedzies pret Venēciju, tāpat viņš soda sevi ― as Othello pusnished the Turk who had offended Venice, he also punished himself

   mana vectēva jaunākais brālis Juris ilgus gadus dienējis zaldātos, karojis ar turkiem ― my grandfather's younger brother Juris served as a soldier for many years, he fought the Turks

2. (genitive plural) Turkish, pertaining to Turkey and its people

   turku valoda ― the Turkish language

   turku kafija ― Turkish coffee

   turku zobens ― Turkish sword

   turku minareti ― Turkish minarets

   turku sultāns ― Turkish sultan

Declension

Declension of turks (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	turks	turki
genitive	turka	turku
dative	turkam	turkiem
accusative	turku	turkus
instrumental	turku	turkiem
locative	turkā	turkos
vocative	turk	turki

Related terms

• Turcija
• turcisks
• turku valoda

Swedish

Noun

turks

1. indefinite genitive singular of turk

Anagrams

• Kurts