turkmēnisks

Latvian

Etymology

From turkmēnis (Turkmen) + -isks.

Adjective

turkmēnisks (definite turkmēniskais, comparative turkmēniskāks, superlative visturkmēniskākais, adverb turkmēniski)

  1. Turkmen (relating to the Turkmen language; relating to the Turkmen or to Turkmenistan)
    Sarikamišas ezers (turkmēniski: Sariqamish-Kuli)the Sarikamish lake (in Turkmen: Sariqamish-Kuli)

Usage notes

English “Turkmen” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to turkmēņu, the genitive plural form of turkmēnis. The adjective turkmēnisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Turkmen”), or in its adverbial form turkmēniski.

Declension

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