kazahisks

Latvian

Etymology

From kazahs (Kazakh) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kazahisks (definite kazahiskais, comparative kazahiskāks, superlative viskazahiskākais, adverb kazahiski)

  1. Kazakh (relating to the Kazakh language; relating to Kazakhs or to Kazakhstan)
    Basulis taču arī kazahiski dziedāsbut Basulis will also sing in Kazakh

Usage notes

English “Kazakh” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to kazahu, the genitive plural form of kazahs. The adjective kazahisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Kazakh”), or in its adverbial form kazahiski.

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of kazahisks
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative kazahisks kazahiski kazahiska kazahiskas
genitive kazahiska kazahisku kazahiskas kazahisku
dative kazahiskam kazahiskiem kazahiskai kazahiskām
accusative kazahisku kazahiskus kazahisku kazahiskas
instrumental kazahisku kazahiskiem kazahisku kazahiskām
locative kazahiskā kazahiskos kazahiskā kazahiskās
vocative