ķīnisks

Latvian

Etymology

From Ķīna (“China”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

ķīnisks (definite ķīniskais, comparative ķīniskāks, superlative visķīniskākais, adverb ķīniski)

  1. Chinese (relating to the Chinese language; relating to Chinese people or to China)
    ķīnisks faktors ― the Chinese factor
    kaut kas ķīnisks ― something Chinese
    ķīnisks smalkums ― Chinese fineness, subtlety

Usage notes

English “Chinese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to ķīniešu, the genitive plural form of ķīnietis. The adjective ķīnisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Chinese”), or in its adverbial form ķīniski.

Declension

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