slovāks

Apparently borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), probably via other European languages.

slovāks m (1st declension, feminine form: slovākiete)

1. a (male) Slovak, a man from Slovakia

   šaha turnīrā “RTU Open” uzvar slovāks Jans Markošs ― the Slovak Ján Markoš won the chess tournament “RTU Open”

2. (genitive plural) Slovak; pertaining to Slovakia and its people

   slovāku valoda ― the Slovak language

   slovāku nacionālā kultūra ― Slovak national culture

   slovāku komponists Jans Cikers ― Slovak composer Ján Cikker

The forms with short a (Slovakija, slovaks, slovakisks, etc.) have been officially replaced by the forms with long ā (Slovākija, slovāks, slovākisks, etc.); they are, however, found in older texts, and still occasionally in present-day texts.

• Slovākija
• slovākisks
• slovāku valoda