Latvian

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Etymology

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From čehs (Czech) +‎ -isks.

Adjective

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čehisks (definite čehiskais, comparative čehiskāks, superlative visčehiskākais, adverb čehiski)

  1. Czech (relating to the Czech language; relating to Czechs or to the Czech Republic)
    Bohumila Hrabala “Es apkalpoju Anglijas karali” šķiet ļoti čehisks romānsBohumila Hrabala's “I served the King of England” is a very Czech novel

Usage notes

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English “Czech” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to čehu, the genitive plural form of čehs. The adjective čehisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Czech”), or in its adverbial form čehiski.

Declension

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