turcisks
Latvian
Etymology
From turks (“Turk”) + -isks, with palatalization of k to c.
Pronunciation
Adjective
turcisks (definite turciskais, comparative turciskāks, superlative visturciskākais, adverb turciski)
- Turkish (relating to the Turkish language; relating to Turks or to Turkey)
- kaut kas turcisks ― something Turkish
- turciska atmosfēra ― Turkish atmosphere, ambiance
- kas ir eiropeisks un kas ir turcisks? ― what is European and what is Turkish?
Usage notes
English “Turkish” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to turku, the genitive plural form of turks. The adjective turcisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Turkish”), or in its adverbial form turciski.
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | turcisks | turciski | turciska | turciskas | |
| genitive | turciska | turcisku | turciskas | turcisku | |
| dative | turciskam | turciskiem | turciskai | turciskām | |
| accusative | turcisku | turciskus | turcisku | turciskas | |
| instrumental | turcisku | turciskiem | turcisku | turciskām | |
| locative | turciskā | turciskos | turciskā | turciskās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | turciskais | turciskie | turciskā | turciskās | |
| genitive | turciskā | turcisko | turciskās | turcisko | |
| dative | turciskajam | turciskajiem | turciskajai | turciskajām | |
| accusative | turcisko | turciskos | turcisko | turciskās | |
| instrumental | turcisko | turciskajiem | turcisko | turciskajām | |
| locative | turciskajā | turciskajos | turciskajā | turciskajās | |
| vocative | turcisko, turciskais | turciskie | turcisko, turciskā | turciskās | |