lietuvisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Lietuva (Lithuanian) + -isks.

Adjective

lietuvisks (definite lietuviskais, comparative lietuviskāks, superlative vislietuviskākais, adverb lietuviski)

  1. Lithuanian (relating to the Lithuanian language; relating to Lithuanians or to Lithuania)
    lietuviska izrunaLithuanian pronunciation
    lietuvisks ornamentsLithuanian ornament

Usage notes

English “Lithuanian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to lietuviešu, the genitive plural form of lietuvietis. The adjective lietuvisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Lithuanian”), or in its adverbial form lietuviski.

Declension

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