латиський

Ukrainian

Etymology

From лати́ш (latýš) + -ський (-sʹkyj). Compare Russian латы́шский (latýšskij), Belarusian латы́шскі (latýšski).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐˈtɪsʲkei̯]

Adjective

лати́ський • (latýsʹkyj)

  1. Latvian, Lettish
    лати́ська мо́ваlatýsʹka móvathe Latvian language

Usage notes

  • лати́ський refers to the Latvian (Lettish) ethnicity, whereas латві́йський (latvíjsʹkyj) refers to the nation state of Latvia and its population.[1]

Declension

References

  1. Compare:
    • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “латиський”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
    • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “латвійський”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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