portugālisks

Latvian

Etymology

From portugālis (“Portuguese”) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

portugālisks (definite portugāliskais, comparative portugāliskāks, superlative visportugāliskākais, adverb portugāliski)

  1. Portuguese (relating to the Portuguese language; relating to the Portuguese or to Portugal)
    tipiski portugālisks ― typically Portuguese
    olīvas ir kaut kas tik portugālisks ― olives are something so Portuguese
    portugāliskais laiskums ― Portuguese indolence

Usage notes

English “Portuguese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to portugāļu, the genitive plural form of portugālis. The adjective portugālisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Portuguese”), or in its adverbial form portugāliski.

Declension

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