igaunisks
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From igaunis (“Estonian”) + -isks.
Adjective edit
igaunisks (definite igauniskais, comparative igauniskāks, superlative visigauniskākais, adverb igauniski)
- Estonian (relating to the Estonian language; relating to Estonians or to Estonia)
- igaunisks ornaments ― Estonian ornament
- sabiedriskais transports Helsinkos kļūst igaunisks ― public transportation in Helsinki is becoming Estonian
Usage notes edit
English “Estonian” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to igauņu, the genitive plural form of igaunis. The adjective igaunisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Estonian”), or in its adverbial form igauniski.
Declension edit
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of igaunisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | igaunisks | igauniski | igauniska | igauniskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | igaunisku | igauniskus | igaunisku | igauniskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | igauniska | igaunisku | igauniskas | igaunisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | igauniskam | igauniskiem | igauniskai | igauniskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | igaunisku | igauniskiem | igaunisku | igauniskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | igauniskā | igauniskos | igauniskā | igauniskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||