Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From portugālis (Portuguese) +‎ -isks.

Adjective edit

portugālisks (definite portugāliskais, comparative portugāliskāks, superlative visportugāliskākais, adverb portugāliski)

  1. Portuguese (relating to the Portuguese language; relating to the Portuguese or to Portugal)
    tipiski portugāliskstypically Portuguese
    olīvas ir kaut kas tik portugālisksolives are something so Portuguese
    portugāliskais laiskumsPortuguese indolence

Usage notes edit

English “Portuguese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to portugāļu, the genitive plural form of portugālis. The adjective portugālisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Portuguese”), or in its adverbial form portugāliski.

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