Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Irāka (Iraq) +‎ -isks.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

irākisks (definite irākiskais, comparative irākiskāks, superlative visirākiskākais, adverb irākiski)

  1. Iraqi (relating to the Iraqi people, their language and culture)
    filmas stāsts varētu notikt jebkur pasaulē; tai pašā laikā tā ir ļoti irākiska un, manuprāt, tā ir viena no filmas stiprajām pusēmthe movie story could have happened anywhere in the world; at the same time, it is very Iraqi and, in my opinion, this is one of the movie's strengths

Usage notes edit

English “Iraqi” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to irākiešu, the genitive plural form of irākietis. The adjective irākisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Iraqi”), or in its adverbial form irākiski.

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