igaunisks
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom igaunis (“Estonian”) + -isks.
Adjective
editigaunisks (definite igauniskais, comparative igauniskāks, superlative visigauniskākais, adverb igauniski)
- 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
editEnglish “Estonian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds 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
editindefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of igaunisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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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) | — | — | — | — | |||||