igaunisks

Latvian

Etymology

From igaunis (“Estonian”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

igaunisks (definite igauniskais, comparative igauniskāks, superlative visigauniskākais, adverb igauniski)

  1. Estonian (relating to the Estonian language; relating to Estonians or to Estonia)
    igaunisks ornaments ― Estonian ornament
    sabiedriskais transports Helsinkos kļūst igaunisks ― public transportation in Helsinki is becoming Estonian

Usage notes

English “Estonian” as an attributive adjective usually correponds in Latvian to igauņu, the genitive plural form of igaunis. The adjective igaunisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Estonian”), or in its adverbial form igauniski.

Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of igaunisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)		 singular
(vienskaitlis)		 plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) igaunisks igauniski igauniska igauniskas
accusative (akuzatīvs) igaunisku igauniskus igaunisku igauniskas
genitive (ģenitīvs) igauniska igaunisku igauniskas igaunisku
dative (datīvs) igauniskam igauniskiem igauniskai igauniskām
instrumental (instrumentālis) igaunisku igauniskiem igaunisku igauniskām
locative (lokatīvs) igauniskā igauniskos igauniskā igauniskās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —
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